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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countenance 13.01.2023

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for January 13, 2023 is: countenance \KOWN-tun-unss\ noun See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

luscious 12.01.2023

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for January 12, 2023 is: luscious \LUSH-us\ adjective See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

bombast 11.01.2023

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for January 11, 2023 is: bombast \BAHM-bast\ noun See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

teleological 10.01.2023

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for January 10, 2023 is: teleological \tel-ee-uh-LAH-jih-kul \ adjective See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

charlatan 09.01.2023

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for January 9, 2023 is: charlatan \SHAHR-luh-tun \ noun See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

ascetic 08.01.2023

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for January 8, 2023 is: ascetic \uh-SET-ik\ adjective See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

conundrum 07.01.2023

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for January 7, 2023 is: conundrum \kuh-NUN-drum\ noun See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

garner 06.01.2023

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for January 6, 2023 is: garner \GAHR-ner\ verb See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

fortuitous 05.01.2023

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for January 5, 2023 is: fortuitous \for-TOO-uh-tus\ adjective See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

genius 04.01.2023

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for January 4, 2023 is: genius \JEEN-yus\ noun See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

delegate 03.01.2023

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for January 3, 2023 is: delegate \DEL-uh-gayt\ verb See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

precocious 02.01.2023

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for January 2, 2023 is: precocious \prih-KOH-shus\ adjective See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

annus mirabilis 01.01.2023

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for January 1, 2023 is: annus mirabilis \ann-us-muh-RAH-buh-lus\ noun See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

retrospective 31.12.2022

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for December 31, 2022 is: retrospective \reh-truh-SPEK-tiv\ adjective See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

boondoggle 30.12.2022

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for December 30, 2022 is: boondoggle \BOON-dah-gul\ noun See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

espouse 29.12.2022

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for December 29, 2022 is: espouse \ih-SPOWZ\ verb See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

lodestar 28.12.2022

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for December 28, 2022 is: lodestar \LOHD-stahr\ noun See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

cajole 27.12.2022

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for December 27, 2022 is: cajole \kuh-JOHL\ verb See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

halcyon 26.12.2022

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for December 26, 2022 is: halcyon \HAL-see-un\ adjective See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

nativity 25.12.2022

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for December 25, 2022 is: nativity \nuh-TIV-uh-tee\ noun See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

tortuous 24.12.2022

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for December 24, 2022 is: tortuous \TOR-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 .

speculate 23.12.2022

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for December 23, 2022 is: speculate \SPEK-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 .

deleterious 22.12.2022

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for December 22, 2022 is: deleterious \del-uh-TEER-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 .

accoutrement 21.12.2022

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for December 21, 2022 is: accoutrement \uh-KOO-truh-munt\ noun See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

gainsay 20.12.2022

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for December 20, 2022 is: gainsay \gayn-SAY\ 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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