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Merriam-Webster's Word of the DaysimulacrumMerriam-Webster's Word of the Day for July 9, 2025 is:simulacrum \sim-yuh-LAK-rum\ nounSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.2025-07-0901 minMerriam-Webster's Word of the DayexemplaryMerriam-Webster's Word of the Day for July 8, 2025 is:exemplary \ig-ZEM-pluh-ree\ adjectiveSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.2025-07-0801 minMerriam-Webster's Word of the DayprocrastinateMerriam-Webster's Word of the Day for July 7, 2025 is:procrastinate \pruh-KRASS-tuh-nayt\ verbSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.2025-07-0702 min
Merriam-Webster's Word of the Dayantic
Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for July 6, 2025 is:
antic • \AN-tik\ • noun
Antic refers to an attention-drawing, often wildly playful or funny act or action. It is usually used in its plural form, and is often used disapprovingly.
// It wasn't clear which students were ultimately responsible for the antics that unfolded in the cafeteria that day.
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“A couple of adult gorillas, including one majestic silverback, lay indolently on the ground—seemingly reveling in the early morning sunshine, while a pair of young gorillas tumbled d...2025-07-0602 minMerriam-Webster's Word of the DayanticMerriam-Webster's Word of the Day for July 6, 2025 is:antic \AN-tik\ nounSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.2025-07-0602 minMerriam-Webster's Word of the Daycantankerous
Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for July 5, 2025 is:
cantankerous • \kan-TANK-uh-rus\ • adjective
A cantankerous person is often angry and annoyed, and a cantankerous animal or thing is difficult or irritating to deal with.
// Although the former postman was regarded by some townspeople as a scowling, cantankerous old coot, he was beloved by neighborhood children, to whom he would regularly hand out butterscotch candies from his front stoop with a twinkle in his eye.
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“The film ‘Hard Truths,’ which opens in New York on Friday and...2025-07-0501 minMerriam-Webster's Word of the DaycantankerousMerriam-Webster's Word of the Day for July 5, 2025 is:cantankerous \kan-TANK-uh-rus\ adjectiveSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.2025-07-0501 minMerriam-Webster's Word of the DayYankee
Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for July 4, 2025 is:
Yankee • \YANG-kee\ • noun
Yankee can refer broadly to anyone born or living in the U.S., more narrowly to only those in the northern U.S., or even more narrowly to only those in the states of New England. The broadest use is especially common outside the U.S.
// It took the children some time to adjust to being the only Southerners in a classroom full of Yankees.
// After years of international travel, he'd grown accustomed to living as a Yankee abroad.
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Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for July 3, 2025 is:
desultory • \DEH-sul-tor-ee\ • adjective
Desultory is a formal word used to describe something that lacks a plan or purpose, or that occurs without regularity. It can also describe something unconnected to a main subject, or something that is disappointing in progress, performance, or quality.
// After graduation, I moved from job to job in a more or less desultory manner before finding work I liked.
// The team failed to cohere over the course of the season, stumbling to a desultory fifth place finish.
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Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for July 2, 2025 is:
galumph • \guh-LUMF\ • verb
To galumph is to move in a loud and clumsy way.
// I could hear them galumphing around in the attic in search of old family photo albums.
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“Dragons! Dragons roaring! Dragons squawking! Dragons sizing each other up! Dragons galumphing over the sand so awkwardly it reminds you that dragons are creatures of the air, not the earth.” — Glen Weldon, NPR, 28 July 2024
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Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for July 1, 2025 is:
verbose • \ver-BOHSS\ • adjective
Someone described as verbose tends to use many words to convey their point. Verbose can also describe something, such as a speech, that contains more words than necessary.
// The article documenting their meeting presented an odd exchange between a verbose questioner and a laconic interviewee.
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"The dense, verbose text—over which some actors stumbled, understandably, on opening night—created a dizzying journey through a war between gods and mortals fought across time and...2025-07-0101 minMerriam-Webster's Word of the DayverboseMerriam-Webster's Word of the Day for July 1, 2025 is:verbose \ver-BOHSS\ adjectiveSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.2025-07-0101 minMerriam-Webster's Word of the Dayexpunge
Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for June 30, 2025 is:
expunge • \ik-SPUNJ\ • verb
To expunge something is to remove it completely, whether by obliterating it, striking it out, or marking it for deletion. Expunge is most commonly applied in cases in which documentation of something is removed from an official record.
// Due to an error, the charges were expunged from their record.
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“... Bland et al. found that an offer to expunge a criminal record after participation in a rehabilitation program reduced crime as well as the...2025-06-3002 minMerriam-Webster's Word of the DayexpungeMerriam-Webster's Word of the Day for June 30, 2025 is:expunge \ik-SPUNJ\ verbSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.2025-06-3001 minMerriam-Webster's Word of the Dayimpetus
Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for June 29, 2025 is:
impetus • \IM-puh-tus\ • noun
Impetus refers to a force or impulse that causes something (such as a process or activity) to be done or to become more active. It is often used with for and sometimes with to.
// Her work provided the major impetus behind the movement.
// The tragic accident became an impetus for changing the safety regulations.
// The high salary and generous benefits package were impetus enough to apply for the job.
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Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for June 28, 2025 is:
restive • \RES-tiv\ • adjective
Restive can describe a person or group feeling impatience or uneasiness, or it can describe someone who is stubbornly resistant to control.
// The audience grew increasingly restive as the speaker droned on and on.
// The school's focus on artistic expression helps restive youths stay engaged in their learning.
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"One of the most important triggers for industrial revolution in England was the draining of the population from the rural areas into...2025-06-2802 minMerriam-Webster's Word of the DayrestiveMerriam-Webster's Word of the Day for June 28, 2025 is:restive \RES-tiv\ adjectiveSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.2025-06-2802 minMerriam-Webster's Word of the Dayoblige
Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for June 27, 2025 is:
oblige • \uh-BLYJE\ • verb
To oblige a person or entity to do something is to require or force them to do it, either because of a law or rule, or because it is necessary. To simply oblige someone is to do them a favor.
// The law obliges the government to release certain documents to the public.
// When my friend said he needed someone to taste test his new recipe for the cooking competition, I was happy to oblige.
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Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for June 26, 2025 is:
sumptuous • \SUMP-shuh-wus\ • adjective
Sumptuous is used to describe things that are very expensive, rich, luxurious, or magnificent.
// The celebratory meal was a sumptuous feast of dishes from our host’s homeland.
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“With comfy living areas with bistro tables, sumptuous marble bathrooms, and large private lanais with sweeping views of the ocean, mountain, or gardens, guests have ample room to spread out, relax, and really make themselves at home.” — Elizabeth Brownfield, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
Did yo...2025-06-2602 minMerriam-Webster's Word of the DaysumptuousMerriam-Webster's Word of the Day for June 26, 2025 is:sumptuous \SUMP-shuh-wus\ adjectiveSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.2025-06-2602 minMerriam-Webster's Word of the Dayflotsam
Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for June 25, 2025 is:
flotsam • \FLAHT-sum\ • noun
Flotsam refers to the floating pieces that remain after a shipwreck, or more broadly to any floating debris or wreckage. It is also used figuratively to refer to miscellaneous or unimportant material, often in the phrase "flotsam and jetsam."
// Driftwood and other flotsam washed onto the beach.
// Their apartment was adorned with the flotsam and jetsam of thrift stores and yard sales.
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"The Vancouver multidisciplinary artist and educator [Alex Tedli...2025-06-2502 minMerriam-Webster's Word of the DayflotsamMerriam-Webster's Word of the Day for June 25, 2025 is:flotsam \FLAHT-sum\ nounSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.2025-06-2502 minMerriam-Webster's Word of the Daynoisome
Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for June 24, 2025 is:
noisome • \NOY-sum\ • adjective
Noisome is a formal and literary word used to describe things that are very unpleasant or disgusting; it is used especially to describe offensive smells. Noisome can also mean “highly obnoxious or objectionable” as in “we were put off by their noisome habits.”
// The noisome odor of a trash can in the alley was so strong that even diners seated inside the adjacent restaurant complained to staff.
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“During the fourteenth century, the bubonic pla...2025-06-2402 minMerriam-Webster's Word of the DaynoisomeMerriam-Webster's Word of the Day for June 24, 2025 is:noisome \NOY-sum\ adjectiveSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.2025-06-2402 minMerriam-Webster's Word of the Daywherewithal
Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for June 23, 2025 is:
wherewithal • \WAIR-wih-thawl\ • noun
Wherewithal refers to the means, skills, resources, or money that is needed to get or do something.
// The company does not have the financial wherewithal to expand into other markets at this time.
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"... it is heartening to know that there are people of real influence who have the will and wherewithal to help lift the city out of the doldrums." — Scott Wright, The Herald (Scotland), 15 May 2025
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Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for June 22, 2025 is:
bemuse • \bih-MYOOZ\ • verb
If you are bemused by something, you are confused or bewildered by it, and often also somewhat amused.
// The contestant seemed somewhat bemused by the question, but gave the correct answer.
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“The duck touched down on the surface of Raymond James Stadium just minutes before the Bucs scored their own touchdown. ... Many of the staff not assigned to work on the field were bemused by the sight of Anchor carrying a duck ou...2025-06-2202 minMerriam-Webster's Word of the DaybemuseMerriam-Webster's Word of the Day for June 22, 2025 is:bemuse \bih-MYOOZ\ verbSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.2025-06-2202 minMerriam-Webster's Word of the Daylitmus test
Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for June 21, 2025 is:
litmus test • \LIT-mus-TEST\ • noun
A litmus test is something (such as an opinion about a political or moral issue) that is used to make a judgment about whether someone or something is acceptable.
// At our family’s Thanksgiving dinner, the litmus test for good mac and cheese is whether or not it is baked.
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“The audience in a Broadway show can be intoxicating, and it’s like a litmus test. If a joke doesn’t land one ni...2025-06-2101 minMerriam-Webster's Word of the Daylitmus testMerriam-Webster's Word of the Day for June 21, 2025 is:litmus test \LIT-mus-TEST\ nounSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.2025-06-2101 minMerriam-Webster's Word of the Dayconvivial
Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for June 20, 2025 is:
convivial • \kun-VIV-ee-ul\ • adjective
Convivial means "relating to, occupied with, or fond of feasting, drinking, and good company."
// A convivial atmosphere filled the gallery, with good food in abundance, and wine and conversation both flowing freely.
// The guests' convivial chatter filled the hall.
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"For Chrissy Metz, whose childhood upbringing was modest, she says, this house signifies more than just its aesthetic beauty. 'To have a home that I can invite people to and enter...2025-06-2002 minMerriam-Webster's Word of the DayconvivialMerriam-Webster's Word of the Day for June 20, 2025 is:convivial \kun-VIV-ee-ul\ adjectiveSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.2025-06-2002 minMerriam-Webster's Word of the Dayemancipation
Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for June 19, 2025 is:
emancipation • \ih-man-suh-PAY-shun\ • noun
Emancipation refers to the act of freeing someone from the restraint, control, or power of another. It is used especially for the act of freeing someone from slavery.
// Jomo Kenyatta played a key role in the emancipation of Kenya from European rule in the 1960s and became the first president of the newly independent nation.
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“Rappahannock County’s calming beauty and rolling hills hold stories from the Civil War era waiting to be tol...2025-06-1902 minMerriam-Webster's Word of the DayemancipationMerriam-Webster's Word of the Day for June 19, 2025 is:emancipation \ih-man-suh-PAY-shun\ nounSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.2025-06-1902 minMerriam-Webster's Word of the Dayjeopardize
Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for June 18, 2025 is:
jeopardize • \JEP-er-dyze\ • verb
To jeopardize something or someone is to put them at risk or in danger.
// The wrong decision could seriously jeopardize the success of the project.
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“To keep the cub from forming bonds with people that could jeopardize his return to the wild, staff members charged with his care are dressing up in bear costumes, including a mask, fur coat and leather gloves.” — Summer Lin, The Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2025
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Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for June 17, 2025 is:
apologia • \ap-uh-LOH-jee-uh\ • noun
An apologia is a defense especially of one's opinions, position, or actions.
// The opinion piece reads like an apologia for the industry's reckless behavior.
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"Yes, Barbie is a polarizing toy ... but [Greta] Gerwig leaped right to what else Barbie is: a potent, complicated, contradictory symbol that stands near the center of a decades-long and still-running argument about how to be a woman. ... The movie is a celebration of Barbie and a subte...2025-06-1702 minMerriam-Webster's Word of the DayapologiaMerriam-Webster's Word of the Day for June 17, 2025 is:apologia \ap-uh-LOH-jee-uh\ nounSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.2025-06-1702 minMerriam-Webster's Word of the Daygarrulous
Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for June 16, 2025 is:
garrulous • \GAIR-uh-lus\ • adjective
Someone described as garrulous is very talkative. When garrulous is used to describe a piece of language (such as a speech), it means “containing many and often too many words; wordy.”
// One of the dinner party guests was a garrulous poet whose stories kept most of us in stitches.
// We tried our best to stay awake during the principal’s garrulous speech.
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“Verbosity [in Academy Awards acceptance speeches] became more of a pro...2025-06-1602 minMerriam-Webster's Word of the DaygarrulousMerriam-Webster's Word of the Day for June 16, 2025 is:garrulous \GAIR-uh-lus\ adjectiveSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.2025-06-1602 minMerriam-Webster's Word of the Dayprogeny
Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for June 15, 2025 is:
progeny • \PRAH-juh-nee\ • noun
Progeny refers to the child or descendant of a particular parent or family. Progeny can also refer to the offspring of an animal or plant, or broadly to something that is the product of something else. The plural of progeny is progeny.
// Many Americans are the progeny of immigrants.
// The champion thoroughbred passed on his speed, endurance, and calm temperament to his progeny, many of whom became successful racehorses themselves.
// This landmark study is the progeny of many earli...2025-06-1502 minMerriam-Webster's Word of the DayprogenyMerriam-Webster's Word of the Day for June 15, 2025 is:progeny \PRAH-juh-nee\ nounSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.2025-06-1502 minMerriam-Webster's Word of the Dayvexillology
Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for June 14, 2025 is:
vexillology • \vek-suh-LAH-luh-jee\ • noun
Vexillology is the study of flags.
// An expert in vexillology, Cynthia has an impressive collection of flags displayed in her home.
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"... flags should have simple elements, a limited number of colors, and no words. One of the tenets of vexillology is that the elements of the flag should be simple enough to be easily drawn by a child." — The Toledo (Ohio) Blade, 9 Jan. 2025
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"The fla...2025-06-1401 minMerriam-Webster's Word of the DayvexillologyMerriam-Webster's Word of the Day for June 14, 2025 is:vexillology \vek-suh-LAH-luh-jee\ nounSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.2025-06-1401 minMerriam-Webster's Word of the DayrambunctiousMerriam-Webster's Word of the Day for June 13, 2025 is:rambunctious \ram-BUNK-shuss\ adjectiveSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.2025-06-1302 minMerriam-Webster's Word of the DayimputeMerriam-Webster's Word of the Day for June 12, 2025 is:impute \im-PYOOT\ verbSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.2025-06-1202 minMerriam-Webster's Word of the DaydebilitatingMerriam-Webster's Word of the Day for June 11, 2025 is:debilitating \dih-BILL-uh-tay-ting\ adjectiveSee 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Word of the Day for June 7, 2025 is:abstruse \ub-STROOSS\ adjectiveSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.2025-06-0702 minMerriam-Webster's Word of the DayfestoonMerriam-Webster's Word of the Day for June 6, 2025 is:festoon \fess-TOON\ verbSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.2025-06-0601 minMerriam-Webster's Word of the Daysea changeMerriam-Webster's Word of the Day for June 5, 2025 is:sea change \SEE-CHAYNJ\ nounSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.2025-06-0501 minMerriam-Webster's Word of the DaybogusMerriam-Webster's Word of the Day for June 4, 2025 is:bogus \BOH-gus\ adjectiveSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.2025-06-0402 minMerriam-Webster's Word of the DaytutelageMerriam-Webster's Word of the Day for June 3, 2025 is:tutelage \TOO-tuh-lij\ nounSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.2025-06-0301 minMerriam-Webster's Word of the DayHerculeanMerriam-Webster's Word of the Day for June 2, 2025 is:Herculean \her-kyuh-LEE-un\ adjectiveSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.2025-06-0201 minMerriam-Webster's Word of the DayproscribeMerriam-Webster's Word of the Day for June 1, 2025 is:proscribe \proh-SCRYBE\ verbSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.2025-06-0102 minMerriam-Webster's Word of the DayopportuneMerriam-Webster's Word of the Day for May 31, 2025 is:opportune \ah-per-TOON\ adjectiveSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.2025-05-3101 minMerriam-Webster's Word of the DaygustMerriam-Webster's Word of the Day for May 30, 2025 is:gust \GUST\ nounSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.2025-05-3001 minMerriam-Webster's Word of the DaynascentMerriam-Webster's Word of the Day for May 29, 2025 is:nascent \NASS-unt\ adjectiveSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.2025-05-2901 minMerriam-Webster's Word of the DayfiascoMerriam-Webster's Word of the Day for May 28, 2025 is:fiasco \fee-ASK-oh\ nounSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.2025-05-2801 minMerriam-Webster's Word of the DayinterminableMerriam-Webster's Word of the Day for May 27, 2025 is:interminable \in-TER-muh-nuh-bul\ adjectiveSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.2025-05-2701 minMerriam-Webster's Word of the DaycommemorateMerriam-Webster's Word of the Day for May 26, 2025 is:commemorate \kuh-MEM-uh-rayt\ verbSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.2025-05-2602 minMerriam-Webster's Word of the DaydyspepticMerriam-Webster's Word of the Day for May 25, 2025 is:dyspeptic \diss-PEP-tik\ adjectiveSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.2025-05-2501 minMerriam-Webster's Word of the DaylimnMerriam-Webster's Word of the Day for May 24, 2025 is:limn \LIM\ verbSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.2025-05-2402 minMerriam-Webster's Word of the DaybastionMerriam-Webster's Word of the Day for May 23, 2025 is:bastion \BAS-chun\ nounSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.2025-05-2302 minMerriam-Webster's Word of the DayvolubleMerriam-Webster's Word of the Day for May 22, 2025 is:voluble \VAHL-yuh-bul\ adjectiveSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.2025-05-2202 minMerriam-Webster's Word of the DayhaplessMerriam-Webster's Word of the Day for May 21, 2025 is:hapless \HAP-lus\ adjectiveSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.2025-05-2101 minMerriam-Webster's Word of the DaychagrinMerriam-Webster's Word of the Day for May 20, 2025 is:chagrin \shuh-GRIN\ nounSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.2025-05-2001 minMerriam-Webster's Word of the DayantitheticalMerriam-Webster's Word of the Day for May 19, 2025 is:antithetical \an-tuh-THET-ih-kul\ adjectiveSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.2025-05-1901 minMerriam-Webster's Word of the DaytalismanMerriam-Webster's Word of the Day for May 18, 2025 is:talisman \TAL-iss-mun\ nounSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.2025-05-1801 minMerriam-Webster's Word of the DaymercurialMerriam-Webster's Word of the Day for May 17, 2025 is:mercurial \mer-KYUR-ee-ul\ adjectiveSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.2025-05-1701 minMerriam-Webster's Word of the DayjunketMerriam-Webster's Word of the Day for May 16, 2025 is:junket \JUNK-ut\ nounSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.2025-05-1602 minMerriam-Webster's Word of the DayimperviousMerriam-Webster's Word of the Day for May 15, 2025 is:impervious \im-PER-vee-us\ adjectiveSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.2025-05-1502 minMerriam-Webster's Word of the DayscuttlebuttMerriam-Webster's Word of the Day for May 14, 2025 is:scuttlebutt \SKUTT-ul-butt\ nounSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.2025-05-1401 minMerriam-Webster's Word of the DayapotropaicMerriam-Webster's Word of the Day for May 13, 2025 is:apotropaic \ap-uh-troh-PAY-ik\ adjective See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.2025-05-1301 minMerriam-Webster's Word of the DayfesterMerriam-Webster's Word of the Day for May 12, 2025 is:fester \FESS-ter\ verbSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.2025-05-1201 minMerriam-Webster's Word of the DaydarlingMerriam-Webster's Word of the Day for May 11, 2025 is:darling \DAHR-ling\ nounSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.2025-05-1102 minMerriam-Webster's Word of the DayuncannyMerriam-Webster's Word of the Day for May 10, 2025 is:uncanny \un-KAN-ee\ adjectiveSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.2025-05-1001 minMerriam-Webster's Word of the DayglossMerriam-Webster's Word of the Day for May 9, 2025 is:gloss \GLAHSS\ verbSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.2025-05-0901 minMerriam-Webster's Word of the DaymodicumMerriam-Webster's Word of the Day for May 8, 2025 is:modicum \MAH-dih-kum\ nounSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.2025-05-0801 minMerriam-Webster's Word of the DaybumptiousMerriam-Webster's Word of the Day for May 7, 2025 is:bumptious \BUMP-shus\ adjectiveSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.2025-05-0701 minMerriam-Webster's Word of the DayexculpateMerriam-Webster's Word of the Day for May 6, 2025 is:exculpate \EK-skull-payt\ verbSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.2025-05-0601 minMerriam-Webster's Word of the DayplethoraMerriam-Webster's Word of the Day for May 5, 2025 is:plethora \PLETH-uh-ruh\ nounSee Privacy 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1, 2025 is:convoluted \KAHN-vuh-loo-tud\ adjectiveSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.2025-05-0102 minMerriam-Webster's Word of the DayinsoucianceMerriam-Webster's Word of the Day for April 30, 2025 is:insouciance \in-SOO-see-unss\ nounSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.2025-04-3002 minMerriam-Webster's Word of the DayfurtiveMerriam-Webster's Word of the Day for April 29, 2025 is:furtive \FER-tiv\ adjectiveSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.2025-04-2902 minMerriam-Webster's Word of the DayalacrityMerriam-Webster's Word of the Day for April 28, 2025 is:alacrity \uh-LAK-ruh-tee\ nounSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.2025-04-2801 min
Word MattersThe Brothers Merriam: An IntroductionLast week we told you about our irascible forefather Noah Webster. But where does the "Merriam" factor in? Here's the story of George and Charles Merriam, the brothers who took Webster's work and brought it to the world stage.Hosted by Emily Brewster, Ammon Shea, and Peter Sokolowski.Produced in collaboration with New England Public Media.Transcript available here.Today's sponsor is BetterHelp. Listeners get 10% off their first month by visiting betterhelp.com/mattersSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice a...2021-08-1818 minWord Matters38. What Is a Learner's Dictionary?Wait, shouldn't every dictionary be a learner's dictionary? Technically, sure. But today we're discussing a specific resource: Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's English Dictionary, which was designed and written directly for people coming to English from another language. Here's the story of that book and how it changed how our other definitions were written.Hosted by Emily Brewster, Neil Serven, Ammon Shea, and Peter Sokolowski.Produced in collaboration with New England Public Media.Transcript available here.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy...2021-04-2822 minWord Matters25. New Words in the DictionaryLanguage never rests, and neither do we. In January 2021, Merriam-Webster added 520 new words and definitions to the dictionary. In this special episode, editors Emily Brewster and Peter Sokolowski break down the new additions.Hosted by Emily Brewster, Neil Serven, Ammon Shea, and Peter Sokolowski.Produced in collaboration with New England Public Media.Transcript available here.Read more about this new batch of words here.Today's podcast is sponsored by Audible. Visit audible.com/wordmatters or text "word" to 500-500 to start your free 30 day trial.See Privacy Po...2021-01-2732 minWord MattersIntroducing Word MattersFrom the editors at Merriam-Webster, Word Matters is a show for readers, writers, and anyone who ever loved their English class. Hosted by Emily Brewster, Neil Serven, Ammon Shea, and Peter Sokolowski.Produced in collaboration with New England Public Media.Transcript available here. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.2020-08-0402 min