Merriam-Webster

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day

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Merriam-Webster

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Jul 11, 2026

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embellish 26.07.2025

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for July 26, 2025 is: embellish \im-BELL-ish\ verb See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

sui generis 25.07.2025

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for July 25, 2025 is: sui generis \soo-eye-JEN-uh-ris\ adjective See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

panacea 24.07.2025

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for July 24, 2025 is: panacea \pan-uh-SEE-uh\ noun See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

logy 23.07.2025

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for July 23, 2025 is: logy \LOH-ghee\ adjective See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

jettison 22.07.2025

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

hubris 21.07.2025

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for July 21, 2025 is: hubris \HYOO-bris\ noun See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

utmost 20.07.2025

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

devise 19.07.2025

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for July 19, 2025 is: devise \dih-VYZE\ verb See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

meritorious 18.07.2025

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for July 18, 2025 is: meritorious \mair-uh-TOR-ee-us\ adjective See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

fugitive 17.07.2025

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

abject 16.07.2025

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for July 16, 2025 is: abject \AB-jekt\ adjective See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

tantalize 15.07.2025

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for July 15, 2025 is: tantalize \TAN-tuh-lyze\ verb See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

nuance 14.07.2025

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for July 14, 2025 is: nuance \NOO-ahnss\ noun See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

contrite 13.07.2025

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for July 13, 2025 is: contrite \KAHN-tryte\ adjective See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

impunity 12.07.2025

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for July 12, 2025 is: impunity \im-PYOO-nuh-tee\ noun See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

rescind 11.07.2025

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

boffo 10.07.2025

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

simulacrum 09.07.2025

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for July 9, 2025 is: simulacrum \sim-yuh-LAK-rum\ noun See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

exemplary 08.07.2025

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for July 8, 2025 is: exemplary \ig-ZEM-pluh-ree\ adjective See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

procrastinate 07.07.2025

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for July 7, 2025 is: procrastinate \pruh-KRASS-tuh-nayt\ verb See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

antic 06.07.2025

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

cantankerous 05.07.2025

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for July 5, 2025 is: cantankerous \kan-TANK-uh-rus\ adjective See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Yankee 04.07.2025

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

desultory 03.07.2025

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for July 3, 2025 is: desultory \DEH-sul-tor-ee\ adjective See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

galumph 02.07.2025

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for July 2, 2025 is: galumph \guh-LUMF\ 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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