Merriam-Webster

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day

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Jul 11, 2026

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preeminent 18.01.2021

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for January 18, 2021 is: preeminent \pree-EM-uh-nunt\ adjective See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

modicum 17.01.2021

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for January 17, 2021 is: modicum \MAH-dih-kum\ noun See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

effusive 16.01.2021

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for January 16, 2021 is: effusive \ih-FYOO-siv\ adjective See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

vulcanize 15.01.2021

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for January 15, 2021 is: vulcanize \VUL-kuh-nyze\ verb See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

servile 14.01.2021

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

rapport 13.01.2021

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for January 13, 2021 is: rapport \ra-POR\ noun See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

pedantic 12.01.2021

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for January 12, 2021 is: pedantic \pih-DAN-tik\ adjective See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

mimesis 11.01.2021

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for January 11, 2021 is: mimesis \muh-MEE-sis\ noun See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

haptic 10.01.2021

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for January 10, 2021 is: haptic \HAP-tik\ adjective See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

baksheesh 09.01.2021

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

amok 08.01.2021

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for January 8, 2021 is: amok \uh-MUK\ adverb See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

devious 07.01.2021

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for January 7, 2021 is: devious \DEE-vee-us\ adjective See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

pugilism 06.01.2021

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for January 6, 2021 is: pugilism \PYOO-juh-liz-um\ noun See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

comely 05.01.2021

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

dissociate 04.01.2021

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for January 4, 2021 is: dissociate /dih-SOH-shee-ayt/ verb See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

apologia 03.01.2021

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for January 3, 2021 is: apologia /ap-uh-LOH-jee-uh/ noun See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

feckless 02.01.2021

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for January 2, 2021 is: feckless /FECK-lus/ adjective See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

reprise 01.01.2021

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for January 1, 2021 is: reprise /rih-PREEZ/ noun See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

contestation 31.12.2020

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for December 31, 2020 is: contestation /kahn-tess-TAY-shun/ noun See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

prerogative 30.12.2020

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for December 30, 2020 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 .

constitution 29.12.2020

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for December 29, 2020 is: constitution \kahn-stuh-TOO-shun\ noun See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

suffrage 28.12.2020

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for December 28, 2020 is: suffrage \SUF-rij\ noun See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

franchise 27.12.2020

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for December 27, 2020 is: franchise \FRAN-chyze\ noun See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

verdigris 26.12.2020

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for December 26, 2020 is: verdigris \VER-duh-greess\ noun See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

noel 25.12.2020

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for December 25, 2020 is: noel \noh-EL\ noun Today's episode is sponsored by Green Chef. Visit  https://www.greenchef.com/wordoftheday80  and use the code and use code wordoftheday80 to get $80 off including free shipping! 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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