Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for October 18, 2024 is: zest • \ZEST\ • noun Zest refers to an enjoyably exciting quality, or to keen enjoyment itself. In culinary use, zest refers to small pieces of the peel of a lemon, lime, orange, or other citrus fruit used as flavoring. // His humor added zest to the presentation's admittedly dry material. …

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Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for October 17, 2024 is: fugacious • \fyoo-GAY-shus\ • adjective Fugacious is a formal word that describes something that lasts only a short time. // The rock band’s early success proved fugacious; within two years its members had moved on to other careers. // Savor the enduring pleasures of life as intensely as th…

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for October 16, 2024 is: exact • \ig-ZAKT\ • verb To exact something (such as payment or revenge) is to demand it and get it, especially by using force or threats. Exact is also used in phrases like "exact a terrible toll" and "exact a high/heavy price" to say that something has caused a lot of suffering, loss, etc…

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for October 16, 2024 is: exact \ig-ZAKT\ 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 October 15, 2024 is: rendition • \ren-DISH-un\ • noun A rendition, simply put, is the act or result of rendering something. That thing may be a performance or interpretation, a depiction, or a translation. In US law, rendition refers to the surrender by a state of a fugitive to another state that is charging th…

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for October 14, 2024 is: taciturn • \TASS-uh-tern\ • adjective Taciturn is a formal word that describes someone who tends to be quiet or who tends to speak infrequently. // One of the twins was taciturn and shy, while the other one was more outgoing. See the entry > Examples: “Joan Didion looks straight at the came…

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for October 13, 2024 is: ideate • \EYE-dee-ayt\ • verb To ideate is to form an idea or conception of something. // Jocelyn used the education seminar's lunch hour to talk with other teachers and ideate new activities to use in the classroom. See the entry > Examples: “Well, luckily, at the same time that I was work…

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Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for October 12, 2024 is: verbatim • \ver-BAY-tim\ • adverb Verbatim is an adverb meaning "in the exact words," or in other words, "word for word." // The coach was quoted verbatim in the article announcing that she would retire at the end of the season. See the entry > Examples: "The case is drawn from astonishing …

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for October 11, 2024 is: scapegoat • \SKAYP-goat\ • noun A scapegoat is a person who is unfairly blamed for something others have done. // The CFO was made the scapegoat for the company’s failures. See the entry > Examples: "It's a lively, funny movie, as more of Littlehampton's locals start getting aggressive lett…

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for October 11, 2024 is: scapegoat \SKAYP-goat\ 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 October 10, 2024 is: numinous • \NOO-muh-nus\ • adjective Numinous is a formal, often literary, word that typically describes things that have a mysterious or spiritual quality. It can also describe something holy or something that appeals to one's aesthetic sense. // We were overcome by the numinous atmosphere…

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for October 9, 2024 is: coruscate • \KOR-uh-skayt\ • verb To coruscate is to give off or reflect light in bright beams or flashes. Coruscate is used as a synonym of sparkle and may also be used to mean "to be brilliant or showy in technique or style." // She placed a bid on a classic car from the 1950s, replete wit…

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for October 8, 2024 is: exorbitant \ig-ZOR-buh-tunt\ 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 October 7, 2024 is: lèse-majesté \layz-MAJ-uh-stee\ 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 October 6, 2024 is: berate \bih-RAYT\ 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 October 5, 2024 is: adversary \AD-ver-sair-ee\ 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 October 4, 2024 is: gossamer \GAH-suh-mer\ 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 October 3, 2024 is: posterity \pah-STAIR-uh-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 October 2, 2024 is: fret \FRET\ 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 October 1, 2024 is: chthonic \THAH-nik\ 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 September 30, 2024 is: tribulation \trib-yuh-LAY-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 September 29, 2024 is: feckless \FECK-lus\ 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 September 28, 2024 is: avatar \AV-uh-tar\ noun See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.