Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for January 9, 2025 is: excursion • \ik-SKER-zhun\ • noun Excursion refers to a trip, and especially to a short one made for pleasure. Excursion is also often used figuratively to refer to a deviation from a direct, definite, or proper course, and often in particular to a digression. // Some of Maya’s most cherishe…

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for January 8, 2025 is: gelid • \JELL-id\ • adjective Something described as gelid, such as the weather or a person’s demeanor, is literally or figuratively extremely cold or icy. // She decided to move down south after experiencing Chicago’s gelid winters throughout college. See the entry > Examples: “[Delish.com’…

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for January 7, 2025 is: beleaguer • \bih-LEE-gur\ • verb To beleaguer a person, business, etc. is to cause them constant or repeated trouble. Beleaguer is also sometimes used as a synonym of besiege. // The coach, beleaguered by the media and fans for his poor decision-making during games, has been fired. // The no…

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for January 6, 2025 is: tome • \TOHM\ • noun Tome is a formal word for a book, and especially a very large, thick, often scholarly book. // We picked up a tome on the Ghana Empire for our history project. See the entry > Examples: “‘The way that we’ve approached publishing at Climax is almost having these two very …

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for January 5, 2025 is: cerulean • \suh-ROO-lee-un\ • adjective Cerulean describes things whose blue color resembles the blue of a clear sky. // The painting depicts leafless trees bordering a cerulean lake. See the entry > Examples: “He grins to appease me and reaches into his pocket and pulls out a cerulean fount…

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for January 4, 2025 is: fulminate • \FULL-muh-nayt\ • verb To fulminate is to complain loudly or angrily about something. // The editorial fulminated against the corruption in the state government that has been recently uncovered. See the entry > Examples: “When Reagan fulminated against the Soviet Union, his aides…

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for January 3, 2025 is: addlepated • \AD-ul-pay-tud\ • adjective Someone described as addlepated is mixed-up or confused. Addlepated can also be used as synonym of eccentric. // Some addlepated clerk confused our hotel reservation with that of another, similarly named, party. See the entry > Examples: “Overwhelmed …

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Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for January 2, 2025 is: potpourri • \poh-pur-REE\ • noun Potpourri is a mixture of dried flower petals, leaves, and spices that is used to make a room smell pleasant. When used figuratively potpourri refers to a collection of various different things. // Her favorite winter potpourri includes cinnamon sticks, clove…

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for January 1, 2025 is: rejuvenate • \rih-JOO-vuh-nayt\ • verb To rejuvenate a person, parts of the body, etc., is to make them feel young, healthy, or energetic again. To rejuvenate something abstract, such as an economy or career, is to give it new strength or energy. // The hotel package includes a day at the sp…

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for December 31, 2024 is: zeitgeist • \TSYTE-gyste\ • noun Zeitgeist refers to the general beliefs, ideas, and spirit of a time and place. // The artist’s songs perfectly captured the zeitgeist of 1990s America. See the entry > Examples: "In appointing Pharrell Williams as creative director in 2023, Louis Vuitton t…

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Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for December 30, 2024 is: urbane \er-BAYN\ 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 December 29, 2024 is: linchpin \LINCH-pin\ 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 December 28, 2024 is: condone \kun-DOHN\ 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 December 27, 2024 is: feisty \FYE-stee\ 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 December 26, 2024 is: menorah \muh-NOR-uh\ 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 December 25, 2024 is: evergreen \EV-er-green\ 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 December 24, 2024 is: wassail \WAH-sul\ 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 December 23, 2024 is: delectation \dee-lek-TAY-shun\ 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 December 22, 2024 is: ambient \AM-bee-unt\ 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 December 21, 2024 is: testimonial \tess-tuh-MOH-nee-ul\ noun See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.