Word of the Day: Demotic | Merriam-Webster January 07, 2019 | popular or common You may recognize the root of demotic from words like democracy and demography The source of these words is the Greek word dēmos, meaning 'people ' Demotic is
Word of the Day: Condone | Merriam-Webster February 04, 2019 | to treat a wrong as harmless or trivial Since some folks don't condone even minor usage slips, you might want to get the meaning of this word straight Although English speakers
Word of the Day: Fraught | Merriam-Webster With television in a state of flux that was once unimaginable—multiple new streaming services will launch between now and next year's Emmys—and bristling tensions among writers, their agents and studios, there's a lot at stake " — John Doyle, The Globe and Mail, 20 Sept 2019
Word of the Day: Prodigious | Merriam-Webster Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for May 2, 2019 is: 1 : resembling or befitting a prodigy : strange, unusual 3 : extraordinary in bulk, quantity, or degree : enormous
Word of the Day: Cacophony | Merriam-Webster Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for February 13, 2019 is: 1 : harsh or discordant sound : dissonance]; specifically : harshness in the sound of words or phrases
Word of the Day: Detritus | Merriam-Webster Often these objects–which might be planets, asteroids, comets, or other space junk—are noticed only after they fall into the white dwarf, contaminating the star's otherwise pure outer layers " — Korey Haynes, Discover Magazine, 7 Aug 2019
Word of the Day: Genial | Merriam-Webster Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for October 16, 2019 is: 2 : marked by or freely expressing sympathy or friendliness Embed this player on your website using the snippet below
Word of the Day: Yen | Merriam-Webster May 26, 2019 | a strong desire or propensity Although yen suggests no more than a strong longing these days (as in 'a yen for a beach vacation'), at one time someone with a yen was in deep trouble
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