Word of the Day

The huge Amazon Alexa hit Word of the Day is now available as a podcast! Word of the Day teaches yo

Episodes

Total: 1932

Neurotypical

2022/2/19

Neurotypical is an adjective that means not displaying signs of autism. Our word of the day combines

Disputation

2022/2/18

Disputation is a noun that refers to argument or debate. The Latin word disputare (dis pyoo TAR ay)

Jocose

2022/2/17

Jocose is an adjective that means playful or humorous. Our word of the day originated from the Latin

Williwaw

2022/2/16

Williwaw is a noun that refers to a sudden violent wind. The origin of our word of the day is unknow

Solomonic

2022/2/15

Solomonic is an adjective that means wise in judgement. Our word of the day comes from the bibl

Synallagmatic

2022/2/14

Synallagmatic is an adjective that means imposing reciprocal obligations. Coming from the Greek word

Daedal

2022/2/13

Daedal is an adjective that means skillful or artistic. Daedalus was a figure from Greek mythology k

Organoleptic

2022/2/12

Organoleptic is an adjective that means involving the sense organs. Our word of the day comes from t

Codify

2022/2/11

Codify is a verb that means to arrange in a system. Our word of the day comes from the Latin wo

Evection

2022/2/10

Evection is a noun that refers to the act of carrying out or away. Coming from the Latin word for ca

Grubstake

2022/2/9

Grubstake is a noun that refers to money set aside for a time of assistance. It can also be use

Desultory

2022/2/8

Desultory is an adjective that means lacking a definite plan. The Latin word desultorius (des o

Verbicide

2022/2/7

Verbicide is a noun that refers to the deliberate distortion of a word's meaning. Our word of the da

Camber

2022/2/6

Camber is a verb that means to arch slightly. It’s also a noun that refers to a slight curve. T

Dint

2022/2/5

Dint is a noun that refers to power or force. The Old English word dynt — D-Y-N-T — meant ‘stroke wi

Megillah

2022/2/4

Megillah is a noun that refers to an elaborate, complicated production. Coming directly from the Heb

Lexis

2022/2/3

Lexis is a noun that refers to all the words of a language. Related to the Greek word lexicon, our w

Toponym

2022/2/2

Toponym is a noun that refers to a geographical name used as a word. Our word of the day is der

Borstal

2022/2/1

Borstal is a noun that refers to an institution for youthful offenders. Our word of the day com

Darg

2022/1/31

Darg is a noun that refers to a day's work. Our word of the day comes from Middle English and it ref