Merriam-Webster

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day

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Jul 11, 2026

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forfend 02.05.2024

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for May 2, 2024 is: forfend \for-FEND\ verb See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

cohesive 01.05.2024

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for May 1, 2024 is: cohesive \koh-HEE-siv\ adjective See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

demagogue 30.04.2024

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for April 30, 2024 is: demagogue \DEM-uh-gahg\ noun See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

inviolable 29.04.2024

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for April 29, 2024 is: inviolable \in-VYE-uh-luh-bul\ adjective See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

ken 28.04.2024

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for April 28, 2024 is: ken \KEN\ noun See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

assail 27.04.2024

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for April 27, 2024 is: assail \uh-SAIL\ verb See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

homage 26.04.2024

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for April 26, 2024 is: homage \AH-mij\ noun See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

tendentious 25.04.2024

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for April 25, 2024 is: tendentious \ten-DEN-shus\ adjective See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

burgeon 24.04.2024

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for April 24, 2024 is: burgeon \BER-jun\ verb See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

exodus 23.04.2024

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for April 23, 2024 is: exodus \EK-suh-dus\ noun See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

palpable 22.04.2024

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for April 22, 2024 is: palpable \PAL-puh-bul\ adjective See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

noblesse oblige 21.04.2024

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for April 21, 2024 is: noblesse oblige \noh-BLESS-uh-BLEEZH\ noun See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

gingerly 20.04.2024

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for April 20, 2024 is: gingerly \JIN-jer-lee\ adjective See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

underwhelm 19.04.2024

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for April 19, 2024 is: underwhelm \un-der-WELM\ verb See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

qua 18.04.2024

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for April 18, 2024 is: qua \KWAH\ preposition See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

circumlocution 17.04.2024

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for April 17, 2024 is: circumlocution \ser-kum-loh-KYOO-shun\ noun See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

inalienable 16.04.2024

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for April 16, 2024 is: inalienable \in-AY-lee-uh-nuh-bul\ adjective See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

purloin 15.04.2024

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for April 15, 2024 is: purloin \per-LOYN\ verb See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

furlong 14.04.2024

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for April 14, 2024 is: furlong \FER-lawng\ noun See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

brusque 13.04.2024

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for April 13, 2024 is: brusque \BRUSK\ adjective See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

surfeit 12.04.2024

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for April 12, 2024 is: surfeit \SER-fut\ noun See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

discomfit 11.04.2024

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for April 11, 2024 is: discomfit \diss-KUM-fit\ verb See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

vicarious 10.04.2024

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for April 10, 2024 is: vicarious \vye-KAIR-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 .

aegis 09.04.2024

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for April 9, 2024 is: aegis \EE-jus\ noun See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

fatuous 08.04.2024

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for April 8, 2024 is: fatuous \FATCH-oo-us\ adjective 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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