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March 16, 2026

Word of the Day – Nemophilist

Word of the Day - Nemophilist (noun) nem-of-il-ist

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March 13, 2026

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Word of the Day - Analphabetic (noun) an-alfa-bet-ik

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September 29, 2022

Word of the Day – Geitonogamy

Geitonogamy (noun) giy-to-nog-am-ee pollination of a flower by pollen from another flower on the same…

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September 22, 2022

Word of the Day – Phlogiston

Phlogiston (noun) flo-jis-ton a nonexistent chemical that, prior to the discovery of oxygen, was thought…

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July 27, 2022

Word of the Day – Pavonine

Pavonine (adj) pav-o-nine (rare) Of or like a peacock. Mid 17th century from Latin pavoninus,…

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March 17, 2022

Word of the Day – Adornate

Adornate (verb) (rare) ad-aw-nait To adorn, to embellish. Mid 16th century; earliest use found in…

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February 19, 2022

Word of the Day – Hoyden

Hoyden (noun) (dated) hoy-den A boisterous girl. Late 16th century (denoting a rude or ignorant…

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February 2, 2022

Word of the Day – Rantankerous

Rantankerous (adj) (informal) (US) (rare) ran-tan-ker-us Ill-tempered, quarrelsome, ‘ornery’; = "cantankerous". Mid 19th century; earliest…

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October 29, 2021

Word of the Day – Paralipomena

Paralipomena (noun) pa-ra-li-po-me-na (formal) Things omitted from a work and added as a supplement. Late…

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October 12, 2021

Word of the Day – Psychalgia

Psychalgia (noun) sai-kal-gee-a (Originally) spiritual or mental pain or suffering (now rare or disused); (later…

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