Merriam-Webster

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day

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Jul 11, 2026

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proximate 04.03.2023

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for March 4, 2023 is: proximate \PRAHK-suh-mut\ adjective See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

accentuate 03.03.2023

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for March 3, 2023 is: accentuate \ak-SEN-shu-wayt\ verb See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

contretemps 02.03.2023

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for March 2, 2023 is: contretemps \KAHN-truh-tahn\ noun See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

fresco 01.03.2023

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for March 1, 2023 is: fresco \FRESS-koh\ noun See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

stultify 28.02.2023

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for February 28, 2023 is: stultify \STUL-tuh-fye\ verb See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

ersatz 27.02.2023

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for February 27, 2023 is: ersatz \AIR-sahts\ adjective See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

foray 26.02.2023

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for February 26, 2023 is: foray \FOR-ay\ noun See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

nurture 25.02.2023

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for February 25, 2023 is: nurture \NER-cher\ verb See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

hiatus 24.02.2023

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for February 24, 2023 is: hiatus \hye-AY-tus\ noun See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

tantamount 23.02.2023

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for February 23, 2023 is: tantamount \TAN-tuh-mount\ adjective See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

rectify 22.02.2023

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for February 22, 2023 is: rectify \REK-tuh-fye\ verb See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

onerous 21.02.2023

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for February 21, 2023 is: onerous \AH-nuh-rus\ adjective See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

prerogative 20.02.2023

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for February 20, 2023 is: prerogative \prih-RAH-guh-tiv\ noun See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

cleave 19.02.2023

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for February 19, 2023 is: cleave \KLEEV\ verb See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

impromptu 18.02.2023

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for February 18, 2023 is: impromptu \im-PROMP-too\ adjective See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

anachronism 17.02.2023

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for February 17, 2023 is: anachronism \uh-NAK-ruh-niz-um\ noun See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

lyrical 16.02.2023

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for February 16, 2023 is: lyrical \LEER-ih-kul\ adjective See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

divest 15.02.2023

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for February 15, 2023 is: divest \dye-VEST\ verb See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

coquetry 14.02.2023

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for February 14, 2023 is: coquetry \KOH-kuh-tree\ noun See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

magniloquent 13.02.2023

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for February 13, 2023 is: magniloquent \mag-NIL-uh-kwunt\ adjective See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

gambit 12.02.2023

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for February 12, 2023 is: gambit \GAM-bit\ noun See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

besotted 11.02.2023

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for February 11, 2023 is: besotted \bih-SAH-tud\ adjective See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

ignis fatuus 10.02.2023

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for February 10, 2023 is: ignis fatuus \IG-nis FATCH-uh-wus\ noun See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

vapid 09.02.2023

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for February 9, 2023 is: vapid \VAP-id\ adjective See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

despot 08.02.2023

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for February 8, 2023 is: despot \DESS-putt\ 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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