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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luminary 09.03.2021

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for March 9, 2021 is: luminary \LOO-muh-nair-ee\ noun See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

pivot 08.03.2021

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for March 8, 2021 is: pivot \PIV-ut\ noun See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

meticulous 07.03.2021

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for March 7, 2021 is: meticulous \muh-TIK-yuh-lus\ adjective See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

impunity 06.03.2021

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for March 6, 2021 is: impunity \im-PYOO-nuh-tee\ noun See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

abhor 05.03.2021

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for March 5, 2021 is: abhor \ub-HOR\ verb See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

smorgasbord 04.03.2021

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for March 4, 2021 is: smorgasbord \SMOR-gus-bord\ noun See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

contaminate 03.03.2021

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for March 3, 2021 is: contaminate \kun-TAM-uh-nayt\ verb See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

organoleptic 02.03.2021

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for March 2, 2021 is: organoleptic \or-guh-noh-LEP-tik\ adjective See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

gazette 01.03.2021

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

deference 28.02.2021

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for February 28, 2021 is: deference \DEF-uh-runss\ noun See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

turbid 27.02.2021

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for February 27, 2021 is: turbid \TER-bid\ adjective See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

megillah 26.02.2021

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for February 26, 2021 is: megillah \megillah\ noun See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

slipshod 25.02.2021

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for February 25, 2021 is: slipshod \SLIP-SHAHD\ adjective See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

fathom 24.02.2021

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for February 24, 2021 is: fathom \FA-thum\ verb See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

habeas corpus 23.02.2021

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for February 23, 2021 is: habeas corpus \HAY-bee-us-KOR-pus\ noun See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

retarget 22.02.2021

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for February 22, 2021 is: retarget \ree-TAHR-gut\ verb See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

cognoscente 21.02.2021

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for February 21, 2021 is: cognoscente \kahn-yuh-SHEN-tee\ noun See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

perdure 20.02.2021

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for February 20, 2021 is: perdure \per-DUR\ verb See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

anodyne 19.02.2021

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for February 19, 2021 is: anodyne \AN-uh-dyne\ adjective See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

toady 18.02.2021

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for February 18, 2021 is: toady \TOH-dee\ noun See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

indissoluble 17.02.2021

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for February 17, 2021 is: indissoluble /in-dih-SAHL-yuh-bul/ adjective See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

underwhelm 16.02.2021

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for February 16, 2021 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 .

durable 15.02.2021

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

prothalamion 14.02.2021

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for February 14, 2021 is: prothalamion \proh-thuh-LAY-mee-un\ noun See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

limn 13.02.2021

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for February 13, 2021 is: limn \LIM\ 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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