Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for September 7, 2024 is: vilify • \VIL-uh-fye\ • verb To vilify someone or something is to say or write very harsh and critical things about them. The word is a synonym of defame. // They were vilified in the press for their comments. See the entry > Examples: “The eagerness to vilify ‘the other side’—usually on s…

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Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for September 6, 2024 is: replete • \rih-PLEET\ • adjective Replete is an adjective used to describe things as "fully or abundantly provided or filled," "abundantly fed," "stout," or "complete." // The book is replete with photographs. // Everyone settled back and relaxed, replete after the meal. // The hotel room …

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Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for September 5, 2024 is: gridiron • \GRID-eye-ern\ • noun A gridiron is a football field. The word gridiron is also used sometimes to refer to a grate for broiling food (as in “put the steaks on the gridiron”) or something consisting of or covered with a network (as in “a gridiron of streets and avenues”). // The …

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for September 5, 2024 is: gridiron \GRID-eye-ern\ 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 September 4, 2024 is: ensconce • \in-SKAHNSS\ • verb Someone or something ensconced is firmly placed or hidden. Ensconce can be a synonym of shelter and conceal, or of establish and settle. // The sculpture is safely ensconced behind glass. // He ensconced himself in the library's back room for the afternoon. S…

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for September 3, 2024 is: cronyism • \KROH-nee-iz-um\ • noun Cronyism is the unfair practice by a powerful person (such as a politician) of giving jobs and other favors to friends without regard for their qualifications. // City residents are pushing back against cronyism and corruption in their local government. S…

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for September 3, 2024 is: cronyism \KROH-nee-iz-um\ 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 September 2, 2024 is: incandescent • \in-kun-DESS-unt\ • adjective Incandescent has literal and figurative meanings. Its literal meanings relate to heat and light; it describes something that is white or glowing because of great heat, and also something (like a light bulb) that produces bright light when heated…

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Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for September 1, 2024 is: skirl • \SKERL\ • verb Skirl means "to play the bagpipes" when the subject of the sentence is a person, as in "the piper skirled." When bagpipes are the subject (as in "the bagpipes skirled"), skirl means "to emit the high shrill tone of the chanter," with chanter referring to the reed pip…

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Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for August 31, 2024 is: Byzantine • \BIZ-un-teen\ • adjective Something described as byzantine (or Byzantine) is very complicated, secret, and hard to understand. In its most literal (and always capitalized) sense, Byzantine describes that which is "of, relating to, or characteristic of the ancient city of Byzantiu…

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Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for August 30, 2024 is: mise-en-scène • \meez-ahn-SEN\ • noun Mise-en-scène can refer to the setting of a play, movie, etc., or it can refer to the physical or social setting in which something real occurs or develops. // The mise-en-scène is spare, comprising only a table and two chairs under a low-hanging light. …

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for August 29, 2024 is: clement • \KLEM-unt\ • adjective Clement is a formal word used to describe weather that is mild, or in other words, neither too hot nor too cold. Clement is also sometimes used to describe someone who is inclined to be merciful or lenient, as in “a clement judge.” // Although she loves visit…

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for August 28, 2024 is: lollygag \LAH-lee-gag\ 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 August 27, 2024 is: propinquity \pruh-PING-kwuh-tee\ 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 August 26, 2024 is: fallacious \fuh-LAY-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 August 25, 2024 is: attenuate \uh-TEN-yuh-wayt\ 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 August 24, 2024 is: jeremiad \jair-uh-MYE-ud\ 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 August 23, 2024 is: newfangled \NOO-FANG-guld\ 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 August 22, 2024 is: dearth \DERTH\ 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 August 21, 2024 is: ossify \AH-suh-fye\ 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 August 20, 2024 is: propensity \pruh-PENN-suh-tee\ 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 August 19, 2024 is: lethargic \luh-THAHR-jik\ adjective See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.