WordWeb Dictionary Lookup for Opera

Even if you are a native speaker of a particular language it doesn’t mean you know all the words by heart. With the online space being the center of attention nowadays, you can even use it for translation. In this regard, WordWeb Dictionary Lookup for Opera wants to integrate in your browser to provide instant translation.

Just as the name clearly points out, this extension is particularly dedicated to the Opera web browser, so you need to be using it to benefit from what it has to offer. On the other hand, the extension alone isn’t able to provide translation, so you also need to grab and install WordWeb, a core component for proper functionality.

In fact, WordWeb Dictionary Lookup for Opera is merely a quick way to access WordWeb and its features, but directly through the web browser interface. As such, hitting the corresponding button brings up a window with translation. Multiple sources are at your disposal, such as the default WordWeb translation, Wikipedia, Wiktionary, and WordWeb Online, whereas the first also provides synonyms, parts, type of, types, and nearest matches.

In case looking up word meanings is a regular activity, you can bookmark them, with a built-in manager which can show up as a floating window. You can even look up random words from saved bookmarks.

You can have the word spoken to you via Microsoft Text to Speech features in order to have an appropriate pronunciation example. Hotkeys can be customized to make selection and search more comfortable.

The preferences panel allows you to tweak some general application behavior settings. A custom font and parameters can be used for display, and you can choose a custom word list for your selected dictionary.

Taking everything into consideration, we can state that WordWeb Dictionary Lookup for Opera is a lightweight shortcut to a world of word meanings and definitions. It provides instant access to the features of WordWeb to display translation from a variety of sources.