Introduction¶
For a given word, using Vocabulary
, you can get it’s
- Meaning
- Synonyms
- Antonyms
- Part of speech : whether the word is a
noun
,interjection
or anadverb
et el - Translate : Translate a phrase from a source language to the desired language.
- Usage example : a quick example on how to use the word in a sentence
- Pronunciation
- Hyphenation : shows the particular stress points(if any)
Features¶
- Written in uncomplicated
Python
- Returns
JSON
objects - Minimum dependencies ( just uses requests )
- Easy to install
- A decent substitute to
Wordnet
(well almost!) Wanna see? Here is a small comparison - Stupidly easy to use
- Fast!
- Supports
- both,
python2.*
andpython3.*
- Works on Mac, Linux and Windows
- both,
How does it work¶
Under the hood, it makes use of 4 awesome API’s to give you consistent results. The API’s being
- Wordnik
- Glosbe
- BighugeLabs
- Urbandict