Define a word feature in Word does not work

Question

Hi Support,
When users right click on a word in a Word document, and then click on Define, they get prompted with the following message:
"To use a dictionary, you must be signed in using your Microsoft account,"
but we do not allow users to sign into any Microsoft Office service, and even when we allowed the option for user to sign in, they still need to sign in with a Microsoft account. How do we get around this issue in a corporate environment? We would prefer
if every user does NOT have to log in to define a word or use a dictionary.
Thank you

Answer 1

Could you use the built-in thesaurus instead? It should do for most purposes. You can start the thesaurus by pressing Shift+F7.
Stefan Blom, Microsoft Word MVP
Yes, I suggested the Shift+F7, but we still would like to know why it does not work or how to make it work.  As a matter fact, I tried it again signing with my Microsoft (Hotmail) account, and this is what I got:
Sorry, there are no dictionaries available for this language.
Language: English (United States)