How to Disable Word Wise on Your Kindle Reader

The Amazon Kindle has a slew of features to assist you while reading a book, but you wouldn’t need every single one of them all the time. Take Word Wise, for example – when enabled on your Kindle, it may seem to distract your flow of reading the book. If you feel the same, here’s how to disable Word Wise on your Kindle Reader.

Before disabling Word Wise on your Kindle reader, let us first understand what it is and why you should disable it on a book. Let’s begin.

What Is Word Wise on Kindle

Word Wise is a feature in books purchased on the Amazon Kindle Library. It automatically detects complex words and adds meaning on top of them. While you can use the dictionary by long tapping a word while reading, the Word Wise feature is intended to prevent you from doing this every time by automatically displaying the meanings of the word.

However, Word Wise may not be a feature that you’d prefer while reading a book. Here are a few reasons why you may want to consider disabling Word Wise on Kindle.

• Distraction: Word Wise can sometimes be distracting, as it interrupts your reading flow by displaying definitions of words above the text. You should disable it if you want to focus on the narrative presented by the author solely.
• Reading Level: Word Wise is often more useful for readers at a lower reading level or for language learners. If you’re a seasoned reader, the constant word definitions may not be necessary.
• Preference for Context: You may want to infer the meanings of words from the context of the text rather than relying on explicit definitions. Disabling Word Wise allows you to read without these interruptions.
• Screen Space: Word Wise takes up screen space with its definitions since it significantly increases the space between lines on a page.

Having said that, here’s how you can disable Word Wise on Kindle.

How to Turn Off Word Wise on Kindle

Here are step-by-step instructions to turn off Word Wise on your Kindle reader.

Step 1: Tap anywhere on the page of your book on Kindle. Tap on the ‘Aa’ icon.

Step 2: Tap on More in the settings ribbon and tap on Word Wise.

Step 3: You can turn off the toggle for Word Wise.

Alternatively, you can directly disable Word Wise from the page of your book. Tap on the Word Wise icon in the bottom right corner and select Hide to disable Word Wise.

It’s as easy as that – however, if you find Word Wise useful but show meaning for words that aren’t as complex, you can reduce the frequency of Word Wise on your Kindle.

Reduce Word Wise Frequency on Kindle

If you only want to see the explicit definitions of highly complex words, reducing the frequency at which Word Wise displays meanings for words on a page is a more efficient way to use the feature.

Step 1: Open the book, and if your book supports Word Wise, you will see the option in the bottom left corner. Tap on it.

Step 2: Tap on Show. Adjust the slider for the number of words you want to see meanings for.

Fewer Hints mean less number of complex words will have meanings attached. More Hints suggest more complex words will have meaning attached.

That is everything you need to know about disabling Word Wise on your Kindle Reader.

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Get Rid of Word Wise on Kindle

Why we love the Kindle is that even though it adds the modern, digital touch towards reading, you can still choose to disable them and keep it close to the traditional experience. We hope this article helps you disable Word Wise on your Kindle Reader and enjoy a seamless, distraction-free book reading experience.