Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day
Build your vocabulary with Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day! Each day a Merriam-Webster editor offers insight into a fascinating new word -- explaining its meaning, current use, and little-known details about its origin.
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- Free daily dose of word power from Merriam-Webster's experts
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- 2025-02-21 11:30
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- 2025-02-21 00:00
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| 2025-02-21 | Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for February 21, 2025 is: jabberwocky \JAB-er-wah-kee\ noun Jabberwocky refers to meaningless speech or writing. // When the character gets angry or flustered, she talks in a sor... |
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| 2025-02-20 | Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for February 20, 2025 is: flounder \FLOUN-der\ verb To flounder is to struggle, whether that struggle is about moving or obtaining footing (as in “horses floundering through deep ... |
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| 2025-02-19 | Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for February 19, 2025 is: obtuse \ahb-TOOSS\ adjective Obtuse is a formal word that describes someone who is not able to think clearly or to understand what is obvious or simple. ... |
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| 2025-02-18 | Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for February 18, 2025 is: chutzpah \KHOOTS-puh\ noun Chutzpah is audacious boldness often paired with reckless self-confidence. Someone with chutzpah dares to do or say things tha... |
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| 2025-02-18 | Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for February 18, 2025 is: chutzpah \KHOOTS-puh\ noun Chutzpah is shameless or disrespectful boldness often paired with reckless self-confidence. Someone with chutzpah dares to do ... |
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| 2025-02-17 | Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for February 17, 2025 is: pertain \per-TAYN\ verb To pertain to someone or something is to relate, refer, or have a connection to that person or thing. // That law pertains only... |
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| 2025-02-16 | Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for February 16, 2025 is: non sequitur \NAHN-SEK-wuh-ter\ noun A non sequitur is a statement that either does not logically follow from, or is not clearly related to, what was pre... |
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| 2025-02-15 | Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for February 15, 2025 is: livid \LIV-id\ adjective Livid means "very angry, enraged, or furious." It may also describe things having a dark purplish or reddish color. // The teen... |
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| 2025-02-14 | Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for February 14, 2025 is: billet-doux \bill-ee-DOO\ noun A billet-doux is a love letter. The word's plural is billets-doux. // Since their relationship was long-distance, the cou... |
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| 2025-02-13 | Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for February 13, 2025 is: gallant \GAL-unt\ adjective Someone or something described as gallant is very courageous and brave. Gallant is also sometimes used to mean “large and imp... |
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