What is the best dictionary for word lovers?
A fun or witty definition can make you learn to appreciate—or even reevaluate—words you might have written off. Is your dictionary holding back your writing style?
All word enthusiasts have their own favorite online or in-print dictionaries.
I’ve always been loyal devotee of the Oxford English Dictionary, but now there’s a new dictionary in my life. It’s not you OED; it’s me.
The Chambers Dictionary is described as the “most useful and diverting single-volume word-hoard available.” It is also the preferred dictionary of literary heavyweights Philip Pullman, Melvyn Bragg and Ali Smith.
The dictionary contains more entries than any other single-volume English dictionary, with definitions that are short, to-the-point, and quirky. The tone is less than objective and entries are often obscure or controversial. Others are witty or caustic.
They’re also really fun.
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