Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for May 23, 2021 is: gadfly \GAD-flye\ noun See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for May 22, 2021 is: heliacal \hih-LYE-uh-kul\ adjective See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for May 21, 2021 is: altruism \AL-troo-iz-um\ noun See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for May 20, 2021 is: copious \KOH-pee-us\ adjective See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for May 19, 2021 is: rictus \RIK-tus\ noun See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for May 18, 2021 is: peruse \puh-ROOZ\ verb See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for May 17, 2021 is: divers \DYE-verz\ adjective See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for May 16, 2021 is: magnum opus \MAG-num-OH-pus\ noun See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for May 15, 2021 is: heinous \HAY-nus\ adjective See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for May 14, 2021 is: blithesome \BLIGHTH-sum\ adjective See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for May 13, 2021 is: exhilarate \ig-ZIL-uh-rayt\ verb See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for May 12, 2021 is: veracity \vuh-RASS-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 .

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for May 11, 2021 is: importunate \im-POR-chuh-nut\ adjective See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for May 10, 2021 is: shrive \SHRYVE\ verb See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for May 9, 2021 is: paean \PEE-un\ noun See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for May 8, 2021 is: frugal \FROO-gul\ adjective See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for May 7, 2021 is: archipelago \ahr-kuh-PEL-uh-goh\ noun See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for May 6, 2021 is: deep-six \DEEP-SIKS\ verb See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for May 5, 2021 is: sprightly \SPRYTE-lee\ adjective See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for May 4, 2021 is: succumb \suh-KUM\ verb See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for May 3, 2021 is: conciliatory \kun-SILL-yuh-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 .

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for May 2, 2021 is: abjure \ab-JOOR\ verb See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for May 1, 2021 is: fustian \FUSS-chun\ noun See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for April 30, 2021 is: dross \DRAHSS\ noun See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for April 29, 2021 is: amicable \AM-ih-kuh-bul\ adjective See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .