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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- 2024-07-26 06:52
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| 2024-07-26 | Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for July 26, 2024 is: herald \HAIR-uld\ verb Herald is a verb meaning "to give notice of"; it is synonymous with announce, publicize, and foreshadow. Herald may also mean "to gree... |
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| 2024-07-25 | Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for July 25, 2024 is: fealty \FEE-ul-tee\ noun Fealty is an old-fashioned and somewhat literary word that refers to intense loyalty or fidelity to a person, group, etc. More narro... |
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| 2024-07-24 | Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for July 24, 2024 is: sanctimonious \sank-tuh-MOH-nee-us\ adjective Someone described as sanctimonious behaves as though they are morally superior to others. Language or behavior ... |
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| 2024-07-23 | Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for July 23, 2024 is: catastrophe \kuh-TASS-truh-fee\ noun A catastrophe is never a good thing. Catastrophe can refer to a momentous tragic event, an utter failure, a violent and ... |
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| 2024-07-22 | Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for July 22, 2024 is: extenuate \ik-STEN-yuh-wayt\ verb Extenuate is a formal word that is most often used to mean “to lessen the strength or effect of something, such as a risk.”... |
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| 2024-07-21 | Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for July 21, 2024 is: visage \VIZ-ij\ noun Visage is a formal word that refers to someone’s face or facial expression, or to the general appearance of something. // Manny was su... |
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| 2024-07-20 | Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for July 20, 2024 is: amiable \AY-mee-uh-bul\ adjective Someone or something described as amiable is friendly and agreeable. // Both children have amiable dispositions, which mak... |
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| 2024-07-19 | Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for July 19, 2024 is: nonplus \nahn-PLUS\ verb To nonplus someone is to perplex them, or in other words, to cause them to be at a loss as to what to say, think, or do. // The st... |
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| 2024-07-18 | Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for July 18, 2024 is: tomfoolery \tahm-FOO-luh-ree\ noun Tomfoolery is a word with an old-fashioned sound to it that refers to playful or silly behavior. // The antics in the pl... |
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| 2024-07-17 | Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for July 17, 2024 is: otiose \OH-shee-ohss\ adjective Otiose is a formal word typically used to describe either something that serves no useful purpose, or something that has no u... |
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