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Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for November 25, 2025 is:
perdition • \per-DISH-un\ • noun
Perdition refers to hell, or to the state of being in hell forever a…
Published on 1 week, 3 days ago
amalgamate
Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for November 24, 2025 is:
amalgamate • \uh-MAL-guh-mayt\ • verb
Amalgamate is a formal verb meaning "to unite (two or more thin…
Published on 1 week, 4 days ago
desolate
Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for November 23, 2025 is:
desolate • \DESS-uh-lut\ • adjective
Desolate describes places that lack people, plants, animals, etc…
Published on 1 week, 5 days ago
metonymy
Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for November 22, 2025 is:
metonymy • \muh-TAH-nuh-mee\ • noun
Metonymy refers to a figure of speech in which a word that is ass…
Published on 1 week, 6 days ago
bloviate
Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for November 21, 2025 is:
bloviate • \BLOH-vee-ayt\ • verb
To bloviate is to speak or write in an arrogant tone and with more w…
Published on 2 weeks ago
gauche
Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for November 20, 2025 is:
gauche • \GOHSH\ • adjective
Gauche describes someone or something having or showing a lack of awaren…
Published on 2 weeks, 1 day ago
serendipity
Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for November 19, 2025 is:
serendipity • \sair-un-DIP-uh-tee\ • noun
Serendipity refers to luck that takes the form of finding v…
Published on 2 weeks, 2 days ago
eccentric
Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for November 18, 2025 is:
eccentric • \ik-SEN-trik\ • adjective
Eccentric usually describes people and things that deviate from…
Published on 2 weeks, 3 days ago
crucible
Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for November 17, 2025 is:
crucible • \KROO-suh-bul\ • noun
A crucible, in the word’s literal use, is a pot in which metals or o…
Published on 2 weeks, 4 days ago
writhe
Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for November 16, 2025 is:
writhe • \RYTHE\ • verb
To writhe is to twist one’s body from side to side. The word is often used wh…
Published on 2 weeks, 5 days ago