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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ignoramus 26.02.2025

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for February 26, 2025 is: ignoramus \ig-nuh-RAY-mus\ noun See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

superfluous 25.02.2025

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for February 25, 2025 is: superfluous \soo-PER-floo-us\ adjective See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

quip 24.02.2025

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

tousle 23.02.2025

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for February 23, 2025 is: tousle \TOW-zul\ verb See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

astute 22.02.2025

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

jabberwocky 21.02.2025

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for February 21, 2025 is: jabberwocky \JAB-er-wah-kee\ noun See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

flounder 20.02.2025

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for February 20, 2025 is: flounder \FLOUN-der\ verb See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

obtuse 19.02.2025

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for February 19, 2025 is: obtuse \ahb-TOOSS\ adjective See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

chutzpah 18.02.2025

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for February 18, 2025 is: chutzpah \KHOOTS-puh\ noun See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

pertain 17.02.2025

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for February 17, 2025 is: pertain \per-TAYN\ verb See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

non sequitur 16.02.2025

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for February 16, 2025 is: non sequitur \NAHN-SEK-wuh-ter\ noun See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

livid 15.02.2025

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for February 15, 2025 is: livid \LIV-id\ adjective See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

billet-doux 14.02.2025

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for February 14, 2025 is: billet-doux \bill-ee-DOO\ noun See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

gallant 13.02.2025

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

hagiography 12.02.2025

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for February 12, 2025 is: hagiography \hag-ee-AH-gruh-fee\ noun See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

ruminate 11.02.2025

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

vestige 10.02.2025

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for February 10, 2025 is: vestige \VESS-tij\ noun See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

ecstatic 09.02.2025

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for February 9, 2025 is: ecstatic \ek-STAT-ik\ adjective See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

finesse 08.02.2025

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for February 8, 2025 is: finesse \fuh-NESS\ verb See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

malapropism 07.02.2025

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for February 7, 2025 is: malapropism \MAL-uh-prah-piz-um\ noun See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

ad-lib 06.02.2025

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for February 6, 2025 is: ad-lib \AD-LIB\ verb See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

canard 05.02.2025

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for February 5, 2025 is: canard \kuh-NARD\ noun See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

zaftig 04.02.2025

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for February 4, 2025 is: zaftig \ZAHF-tig\ adjective See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

sarcophagus 03.02.2025

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for February 3, 2025 is: sarcophagus \sahr-KAH-fuh-gus\ noun See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

presage 02.02.2025

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for February 2, 2025 is: presage \PRESS-ij\ 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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