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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salient 20.08.2025

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for August 20, 2025 is: salient \SAIL-yunt\ adjective See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

euphemism 19.08.2025

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for August 19, 2025 is: euphemism \YOO-fuh-miz-um\ noun See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

ostentatious 18.08.2025

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for August 18, 2025 is: ostentatious \ah-stun-TAY-shus\ adjective See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

glitch 17.08.2025

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

tempestuous 16.08.2025

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for August 16, 2025 is: tempestuous \tem-PESS-chuh-wus\ adjective See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

meander 15.08.2025

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for August 15, 2025 is: meander \mee-AN-der\ verb See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

immutable 14.08.2025

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for August 14, 2025 is: immutable \ih-MYOO-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 .

calculus 13.08.2025

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for August 13, 2025 is: calculus \KAL-kyuh-lus\ noun See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

ramshackle 12.08.2025

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for August 12, 2025 is: ramshackle \RAM-shak-ul\ adjective See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

stipulate 11.08.2025

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for August 11, 2025 is: stipulate \STIP-yuh-layt\ verb See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

hidebound 10.08.2025

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for August 10, 2025 is: hidebound \HYDE-bound\ adjective See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

behemoth 09.08.2025

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for August 9, 2025 is: behemoth \bih-HEE-muth\ noun See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

winsome 08.08.2025

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for August 8, 2025 is: winsome \WIN-sum\ adjective See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

adjudicate 07.08.2025

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for August 7, 2025 is: adjudicate \uh-JOO-dih-kayt\ verb See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

largesse 06.08.2025

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for August 6, 2025 is: largesse \lahr-ZHESS\ noun See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

contentious 05.08.2025

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for August 5, 2025 is: contentious \kun-TEN-shuss\ adjective See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

tapestry 04.08.2025

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for August 4, 2025 is: tapestry \TAP-uh-stree\ noun See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

egregious 03.08.2025

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for August 3, 2025 is: egregious \ih-GREE-juss\ adjective See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

palimpsest 02.08.2025

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for August 2, 2025 is: palimpsest \PAL-imp-sest\ noun See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

dissociate 01.08.2025

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for August 1, 2025 is: dissociate \dih-SOH-shee-ayt\ verb See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

petulant 31.07.2025

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for July 31, 2025 is: petulant \PET-chuh-lunt\ adjective See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

doppelgänger 30.07.2025

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for July 30, 2025 is: doppelgänger \DAH-pul-gang-er\ noun See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

quibble 29.07.2025

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

facile 28.07.2025

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for July 28, 2025 is: facile \FASS-ul\ adjective See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

brouhaha 27.07.2025

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for July 27, 2025 is: brouhaha \BROO-hah-hah\ noun 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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