Merriam-Webster

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day

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From the fun and familiar to the strange and obscure, learn something new every day with Merriam-Webster.

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Merriam-Webster

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Arts

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Jul 11, 2026

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fidelity 03.11.2025

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for November 3, 2025 is: fidelity \fuh-DELL-uh-tee\ noun See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

arbitrary 02.11.2025

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for November 2, 2025 is: arbitrary \AHR-buh-trair-ee\ adjective See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

ostracize 01.11.2025

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for November 1, 2025 is: ostracize \AH-struh-syze\ verb See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

hobgoblin 31.10.2025

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for October 31, 2025 is: hobgoblin \HAHB-gahb-lin\ noun See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

truculent 30.10.2025

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for October 30, 2025 is: truculent \TRUCK-yuh-lunt\ adjective See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

deliquesce 29.10.2025

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for October 29, 2025 is: deliquesce \del-ih-KWESS\ verb See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

menagerie 28.10.2025

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for October 28, 2025 is: menagerie \muh-NAJ-uh-ree\ noun See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

acerbic 27.10.2025

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for October 27, 2025 is: acerbic \uh-SER-bik\ adjective See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

cognoscente 26.10.2025

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for October 26, 2025 is: cognoscente \kahn-yuh-SHEN-tee\ noun See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

wreak 25.10.2025

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for October 25, 2025 is: wreak \REEK\ verb See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

rancid 24.10.2025

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for October 24, 2025 is: rancid \RAN-sid\ adjective See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

litany 23.10.2025

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for October 23, 2025 is: litany \LIT-uh-nee\ noun See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

frolic 22.10.2025

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for October 22, 2025 is: frolic \FRAH-lik\ verb See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

sedentary 21.10.2025

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for October 21, 2025 is: sedentary \SED-un-tair-ee\ adjective See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

etymology 20.10.2025

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for October 20, 2025 is: etymology \eh-tuh-MAH-luh-jee\ noun See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

veritable 19.10.2025

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for October 19, 2025 is: veritable \VAIR-uh-tuh-bul\ adjective See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

muse 18.10.2025

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for October 18, 2025 is: muse \MYOOZ\ verb See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

kibosh 17.10.2025

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for October 17, 2025 is: kibosh \KYE-bosh\ noun See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

biannual 16.10.2025

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for October 16, 2025 is: biannual \bye-AN-yuh-wul\ adjective See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

coalesce 15.10.2025

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for October 15, 2025 is: coalesce \koh-uh-LESS\ verb See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

utopia 14.10.2025

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for October 14, 2025 is: utopia \yoo-TOH-pee-uh\ noun See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

penultimate 13.10.2025

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for October 13, 2025 is: penultimate \pih-NUL-tuh-mut\ adjective See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

imprimatur 12.10.2025

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for October 12, 2025 is: imprimatur \im-pruh-MAH-toor\ noun See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

languid 11.10.2025

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for October 11, 2025 is: languid \LANG-gwid\ adjective See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

obviate 10.10.2025

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for October 10, 2025 is: obviate \AHB-vee-ayt\ verb See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

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