"Easy" Spanish to Spanish Dictionary?

Question

I'm looking for a dictionary (available online) that provides short, easy to understand definitions for students of Spanish. (I think it's better to get definitions in Spanish rather than English to get myself out of the habit of translating.) The DRAE generally gives me definitions that are too hard for me because they are long definitions with just more words I don't understand.

For English, there exists "wordcentral.com" by Merriam Webster which is a dictionary for younger students, providing definitions that are easier than their standard edition. Perhaps something exists for Spanish?

Answer 1

http://www.spanishdict.com

But it's a English->Spanish / Spanish->English (translation) dictionary. I'm trying to avoid the English definitions. - derrill, Aug 15, 2013

sorry :( - englishespanol, Aug 23, 2013

Answer 2

I use wordreference. I often look at English/Spanish and in reverse. On some words there are entries from Oxford and Collins - Collins is better for modísmos. However you have the option of links to a forum with answers from native speakers and a monolingual dictionary plus a link to the more formal RAE definition. Here is the link to the monolingual section:

http://www.wordreference.com/definicion/

Answer 3

If you're interested in a book, I can recommend McGraw-Hill's Spanish Student Dictionary: Just the essential words beginners need to know. ISBN 978-0-07-159201-7. 2008. Price on mine is USA $8.95. The dictionary here on this site is fine, also.