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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- 2024-04-26 08:35
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| 2024-04-26 | Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for April 26, 2024 is: homage \AH-mij\ noun An homage is something that is done to honor someone or something. It is often used with the word pay (as in “pay homage”) to mean “to ... |
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| 2024-04-25 | Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for April 25, 2024 is: tendentious \ten-DEN-shus\ adjective Tendentious is a formal word used disapprovingly to describe someone or something expressing a strongly biased point of... |
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| 2024-04-24 | Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for April 24, 2024 is: burgeon \BER-jun\ verb To burgeon is to grow or develop quickly—in other words to flourish, blossom or sprout. // The trout population in the stream has bu... |
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| 2024-04-23 | Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for April 23, 2024 is: exodus \EK-suh-dus\ noun An exodus is a situation in which many people leave a place at the same time—in other words a mass departure or emigration. // The... |
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| 2024-04-22 | Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for April 22, 2024 is: palpable \PAL-puh-bul\ adjective Something described as palpable is obvious and notable. Palpable may also be used as a synonym of tangible to describe some... |
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| 2024-04-21 | Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for April 21, 2024 is: noblesse oblige \noh-BLESS-uh-BLEEZH\ noun Noblesse oblige refers to the idea that people who have high social rank or wealth should be helpful and generous... |
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| 2024-04-20 | Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for April 20, 2024 is: gingerly \JIN-jer-lee\ adjective An act or manner described as gingerly is very cautious or careful. // It’s a delicate subject, and we need to approach it... |
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| 2024-04-19 | Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for April 19, 2024 is: underwhelm \un-der-WELM\ verb To underwhelm someone is to fail to impress or excite them. // Despite the hype, the movie underwhelmed most reviewers, who c... |
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| 2024-04-18 | Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for April 18, 2024 is: qua \KWAH\ preposition Qua is a preposition used in formal speech or writing that means “in the capacity or character of (someone or something).” It is used... |
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| 2024-04-17 | Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for April 17, 2024 is: circumlocution \ser-kum-loh-KYOO-shun\ noun Circumlocution refers to the use of many words to say something that could be said more clearly and directly wit... |
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