Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for February 5, 2025 is: canard • \kuh-NARD\ • noun Canard refers to a false report or story, or to a belief or rumor that isn't true. It can also refer to a kind of airplane as well as to a kind of small airfoil. // The book unfortunately repeats some of history's oldest canards. See the entry > Examples: "It's su…

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Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for February 4, 2025 is: zaftig • \ZAHF-tig\ • adjective Someone described as zaftig has a full, rounded figure, or in other words is pleasingly plump. // Portraits of zaftig models are exhibited in the artist's collection. See the entry > Examples: "... Pablo Picasso produced an estimated 13,500 paintings, in addi…

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for February 3, 2025 is: sarcophagus • \sahr-KAH-fuh-gus\ • noun Sarcophagus refers to a coffin, and specifically a stone coffin. // The crypt under the abbey church contains the sarcophagus of the monastery's founding abbot. See the entry > Examples: "Experts found as many as 1,035 artwork fragments, as well as on…

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for February 3, 2025 is: sarcophagus \sahr-KAH-fuh-gus\ noun See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for February 2, 2025 is: presage • \PRESS-ij\ • verb To presage something is to give or be a sign that it will happen in the future. Presage is a formal synonym of foreshadow, foretell, and predict. // The sudden gloom and ominous dark clouds clearly presaged a nasty storm. See the entry > Examples: “What we’re rea…

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for February 2, 2025 is: presage \PRESS-ij\ verb See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for February 1, 2025 is: disputatious • \dis-pyuh-TAY-shus\ • adjective Disputatious is a formal word used to describe someone who often disagrees and argues with other people (in other words, someone inclined to dispute). It can also describe something marked or characterized by arguments or controversies, or some…

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for February 1, 2025 is: disputatious \dis-pyuh-TAY-shus\ adjective See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for January 31, 2025 is: encroach • \in-KROHCH\ • verb To encroach is to gradually move or go into an area that is beyond the usual or desired limits, or to gradually take or begin to use or affect something that belongs to, or is being used by, someone else. Encroach is often followed by on or upon. // Conflicts b…

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for January 30, 2025 is: audition • \aw-DISH-un\ • noun An audition is a short performance to show the talents of someone (such as an actor or a musician) who is being considered for a role in a play, a position in an orchestra, etc. // Auditions will be held next week for the spring musical. // She had an audition…

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Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for January 29, 2025 is: facetious • \fuh-SEE-shuss\ • adjective Facetious is used to describe something, such as a remark or behavior, that is meant to be humorous or funny but is sometimes instead annoying, silly, or improper. It can also be used to describe someone who is joking, often implying that they are doi…

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for January 29, 2025 is: facetious \fuh-SEE-shuss\ adjective See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for January 28, 2025 is: sward • \SWORD\ • noun Sward is a literary word that refers to an area of land covered with grass. // The hikers emerged from the forest to find a green sward dotted with yellow and purple flowers stretching out before them. See the entry > Examples: “A century or so ago, if you lived in th…

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for January 27, 2025 is: edify • \ED-uh-fye\ • verb To edify someone is to teach them in a way that improves their mind or character. // The commencement speaker hoped that her words would edify the graduates, and give them hope and encouragement. See the entry > Examples: "You might be tempted to think that Emerso…

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Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for January 26, 2025 is: circuitous \ser-KYOO-uh-tus\ adjective See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for January 25, 2025 is: nomenclature \NOH-mun-klay-cher\ noun See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for January 24, 2025 is: divers \DYE-verz\ adjective See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for January 23, 2025 is: wanderlust \WAHN-der-lust\ noun See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for January 22, 2025 is: opine \oh-PYNE\ verb See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for January 21, 2025 is: gourmand \GOOR-mahnd\ noun See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for January 20, 2025 is: inimitable \in-IM-it-uh-bul\ adjective See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for January 19, 2025 is: virtuoso \ver-choo-OH-soh\ noun See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for January 18, 2025 is: minuscule \MIN-uh-skyool\ adjective See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for January 17, 2025 is: apprehension \ap-rih-HEN-shun\ noun See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.