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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pertinacious 10.10.2020

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for October 10, 2020 is: pertinacious \per-tuh-NAY-shus\ adjective See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

leitmotif 09.10.2020

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for October 9, 2020 is: leitmotif \LYTE-moh-teef\ noun See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

collogue 08.10.2020

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for October 8, 2020 is: collogue \kuh-LOHG\ verb See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

pecuniary 07.10.2020

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for October 7, 2020 is: pecuniary \pih-KYOO-nee-air-ee\ adjective See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

forebear 06.10.2020

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for October 6, 2020 is: forebear \FOR-bair\ noun See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

appreciable 05.10.2020

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for October 5, 2020 is: appreciable \uh-PREE-shuh-bul\ adjective See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

meliorism 04.10.2020

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for October 4, 2020 is: meliorism \MEE-lee-uh-riz-um\ noun See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

enhance 03.10.2020

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for October 3, 2020 is: enhance \in-HANSS\ verb See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

pachyderm 02.10.2020

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for October 2, 2020 is: pachyderm \PAK-ih-derm\ noun See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

inordinate 01.10.2020

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for October 1, 2020 is: inordinate \in-OR-dun-ut\ adjective See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

sinuous 30.09.2020

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for September 30, 2020 is: sinuous \SIN-yuh-wus\ adjective See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

gauntlet 29.09.2020

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for September 29, 2020 is: gauntlet \GAWNT-lut\ noun See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

abstain 28.09.2020

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for September 28, 2020 is: abstain \ub-STAYN\ verb See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

rambunctious 27.09.2020

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for September 27, 2020 is: rambunctious \ram-BUNK-shuss\ adjective See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

emollient 26.09.2020

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for September 26, 2020 is: emollient \ih-MAHL-yunt\ noun See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

translucent 25.09.2020

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for September 25, 2020 is: translucent \trans-LOO-sunt\ adjective See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

nepotism 24.09.2020

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for September 24, 2020 is: nepotism \NEP-uh-tiz-um\ noun See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

crabwise 23.09.2020

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for September 23, 2020 is: crabwise \KRAB-wyze\ adverb See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

operose 22.09.2020

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for September 22, 2020 is: operose \AH-puh-rohss\ adjective See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

juncture 21.09.2020

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for September 21, 2020 is: juncture \JUNK-cher\ noun See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

ubiquitous 20.09.2020

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for September 20, 2020 is: ubiquitous \yoo-BIK-wuh-tuss\ adjective See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

fountainhead 19.09.2020

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for September 19, 2020 is: fountainhead \FOUN-tun-hed\ noun See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

delve 18.09.2020

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for September 18, 2020 is: delve \DELV\ verb See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

limpid 17.09.2020

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for September 17, 2020 is: limpid \adjective\ LIM-pid See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

cronyism 16.09.2020

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for September 16, 2020 is: cronyism \KROH-nee-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 .

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