Word of the Day Archive
Every word that has been Word of the Day — 169 words from aberration to zephyr — plus today’s word, all in plain English. Updated daily.
169 words
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All words — A → Z
aberration
abyss
acute
affect
affidavit
alpaca
ambiguous
anemia
appeal
arbitration
asymptomatic
austere
award
benevolent
benign
bewilder
biopsy
brevity
buffalo
cacophony
candid
canon
capital
cathartic
chronic
clandestine
colon
comorbidity
complement
contraindication
conundrum
defendant
deft
deposition
diagnosis
diaphanous
discombobulated
discreet
disinterested
ebullient
edema
effervescent
eloquent
elusive
enigma
ephemeral
epiphany
ethereal
euphoria
exemplary
exuberant
facetious
farther
fervent
flabbergasted
formidable
fortuitous
gossamer
gravitas
gregarious
halcyon
harbinger
hiraeth
hubris
hypertension
idiopathic
illicit
impetuous
imply
incandescent
incorrigible
indictment
ineffable
inflammation
injunction
insidious
iridescent
irony
jaded
jubilant
jurisdiction
juxtaposition
labyrinth
lament
lay
lesion
liability
lien
limerence
litigation
lucid
luminous
malevolent
malignant
meander
melancholy
mellifluous
metastasis
meticulous
moxie
myriad
nadir
nebulous
negligence
nonchalant
nostalgia
obfuscate
obscure
ostentatious
palliative
paradox
penumbra
pernicious
perplexing
petrichor
placate
plaintiff
plausible
plea
pragmatic
principal
probate
prognosis
quandary
quell
quintessential
quixotic
ravenous
remission
resilience
resplendent
rhetoric
sense
serendipity
serene
solitude
sonder
stationary
statute
staunch
subpoena
surreptitious
susurrus
systemic
tenacious
tenuous
tort
tranquil
tumultuous
ubuntu
umbrage
unequivocal
vellichor
verdict
vex
vindicate
vivacious
voracious
wanderlust
warrant
wary
whimsical
whimsy
wistful
xenophobia
yearning
zealous
zenith
zephyr