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mollify

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for September 6, 2025 is:

mollify • \MAH-luh-fye\  • verb

To mollify someone is to make them less angry. Mollify can also mean "…

Published on 11 hours ago

histrionic

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for September 5, 2025 is:

histrionic • \hiss-tree-AH-nik\  • adjective

Histrionic is a word used disapprovingly to describe some…

Published on 1 day, 11 hours ago

abeyance

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for September 4, 2025 is:

abeyance • \uh-BAY-unss\  • noun

Abeyance is a formal word that is almost always used in the phrase “i…

Published on 2 days, 11 hours ago

trivial

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for September 3, 2025 is:

trivial • \TRIV-ee-ul\  • adjective

Something described as trivial is of little worth or importance.

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Published on 3 days, 11 hours ago

carp

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for September 2, 2025 is:

carp • \KAHRP\  • verb

To carp is to complain in an annoying way.

// They’re always carping about thei…

Published on 4 days, 11 hours ago

epitome

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for September 1, 2025 is:

epitome • \ih-PIT-uh-mee\  • noun

Epitome means "a perfect example." It is usually used in the phrase …

Published on 5 days, 11 hours ago

simpatico

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for August 31, 2025 is:

simpatico • \sim-PAH-tih-koh\  • adjective

Simpatico typically describes two or more people or things wi…

Published on 6 days, 11 hours ago

protocol

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for August 30, 2025 is:

protocol • \PROH-tuh-kawl\  • noun

Protocol most often refers to a system of rules explaining the correc…

Published on 1 week ago

incisive

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for August 29, 2025 is:

incisive • \in-SYE-siv\  • adjective

Incisive means "impressively direct and decisive." It is generally …

Published on 1 week, 1 day ago

diminution

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for August 28, 2025 is:

diminution • \dim-uh-NOO-shun\  • noun

Diminution is a formal word that refers to the act or process of …

Published on 1 week, 2 days ago