fetch_definition

fetch_definition

Module that fetches the definition, synonyms and antonyms of a given word using WordNet.

Functions

Name	Description
fetch_definition	Fetch definitions, synonyms, and antonyms of a word using WordNet.

fetch_definition

fetch_definition.fetch_definition(
    word,
    pos=None,
    top_n=1,
    max_synonyms=10,
    include_examples=False,
    return_type='str',
)

Fetch definitions, synonyms, and antonyms of a word using WordNet.

Parameters

Name	Type	Description	Default
word	str	The word to look up.	required
pos	(n, v, a, r)	Part of speech filter: noun (n), verb (v), adjective (a), adverb (r). If None, returns results for all parts of speech. Default is None.	"n","v","a","r"
top_n	int	Number of top-ranked senses to include.	1
max_synonyms	int	Max number of synonyms to show (combined across returned senses).	10
include_examples	bool	If True, include example sentences when available.	False
return_type	str	Format for returned results (currently supports “str”).	"str"

Returns

Name	Type	Description
	str	Formatted string of word definition, senses, synonyms, and antonyms.

Raises

Name	Type	Description
	LookupError	If WordNet resource is not available.
	TypeError	If word is not a string.
	ValueError	If word is empty or pos is not valid.

Examples

>>> fetch_definition("happy")
Word: happy
Sense 1 (a): feeling or showing pleasure or contentment
Synonyms: cheerful, gay, glad, joyful, joyous, lighthearted, pleased
Antonyms: sad, unhappy

>>> fetch_definition("run", pos="v", top_n=2)
Word: run
Sense 1 (v): move fast by using one's legs
Sense 2 (v): flee; take to one's heels; cut and run
Synonyms: bolt, dash, escape, flow, gallop, go, hurry, jog, move, operate
Antonyms: None found