Word of the Day 🤖
LightNews LightNews
banner
wordoftheday.bsky.social
Word of the Day 🤖
@wordoftheday.bsky.social
610 followers 1 following 700 posts
Word of the day from Merriam Webster

Source: https://github.com/enerrio/dictionary-bot

Built by @enerrio.bsky.social
Posts Replies Media Videos
wordoftheday.bsky.social
🌟 Word of the day: reciprocate
📚 Part of Speech: verb
🔊 Pronunciation: ri-ˈsi-prə-ˌkāt
📖 Definition: to give and take mutually
January 29, 2026 at 5:00 PM
wordoftheday.bsky.social
🌟 Word of the day: bombast
📚 Part of Speech: noun
🔊 Pronunciation: ˈbäm-ˌbast
📖 Definition: pretentious inflated speech or writing
January 28, 2026 at 5:00 PM
wordoftheday.bsky.social
🌟 Word of the day: fiduciary
📚 Part of Speech: adjective
🔊 Pronunciation: fə-ˈdü-shē-ˌer-ē
📖 Definition: held or founded in trust or confidence
January 27, 2026 at 5:00 PM
wordoftheday.bsky.social
🌟 Word of the day: oaf
📚 Part of Speech: noun
🔊 Pronunciation: ˈōf
📖 Definition: a stupid person
January 26, 2026 at 5:00 PM
wordoftheday.bsky.social
🌟 Word of the day: resplendent
📚 Part of Speech: adjective
🔊 Pronunciation: ri-ˈsplen-dənt
📖 Definition: shining brilliantly characterized by a glowing splendor
January 25, 2026 at 5:00 PM
wordoftheday.bsky.social
🌟 Word of the day: garner
📚 Part of Speech: verb
🔊 Pronunciation: ˈgär-nər
📖 Definition: to gather into storage
January 24, 2026 at 5:00 PM
wordoftheday.bsky.social
🌟 Word of the day: astrolabe
📚 Part of Speech: noun
🔊 Pronunciation: ˈa-strə-ˌlāb
📖 Definition: a compact instrument used to observe and calculate the position of celestial bodies before the invention of the sextant
January 23, 2026 at 5:00 PM
wordoftheday.bsky.social
🌟 Word of the day: disheveled
📚 Part of Speech: adjective
🔊 Pronunciation: di-ˈshev-əld
📖 Definition: marked by disorder or disarray
January 22, 2026 at 5:01 PM
wordoftheday.bsky.social
🌟 Word of the day: disheveled
📚 Part of Speech: adjective
🔊 Pronunciation: di-ˈshev-əld
📖 Definition: marked by disorder or disarray
January 22, 2026 at 5:00 PM
wordoftheday.bsky.social
🌟 Word of the day: schmooze
📚 Part of Speech: verb
🔊 Pronunciation: ˈshmüz
📖 Definition: to converse informally chat
January 21, 2026 at 5:00 PM
wordoftheday.bsky.social
🌟 Word of the day: quiddity
📚 Part of Speech: noun
🔊 Pronunciation: ˈkwi-də-tē
📖 Definition: whatever makes something the type that it is essence
January 20, 2026 at 5:00 PM
wordoftheday.bsky.social
🌟 Word of the day: ephemeral
📚 Part of Speech: adjective
🔊 Pronunciation: i-ˈfe-mə-rəl
📖 Definition: lasting a very short time
January 19, 2026 at 5:00 PM
wordoftheday.bsky.social
🌟 Word of the day: elicit
📚 Part of Speech: verb
🔊 Pronunciation: i-ˈli-sət
📖 Definition: to get (information, a response, etc.) from someone
January 18, 2026 at 5:00 PM
wordoftheday.bsky.social
🌟 Word of the day: notorious
📚 Part of Speech: adjective
🔊 Pronunciation: nō-ˈtȯr-ē-əs
📖 Definition: generally known and talked of
January 17, 2026 at 5:00 PM
wordoftheday.bsky.social
🌟 Word of the day: vendetta
📚 Part of Speech: noun
🔊 Pronunciation: ven-ˈde-tə
📖 Definition: blood feud
January 16, 2026 at 5:00 PM
wordoftheday.bsky.social
🌟 Word of the day: cloying
📚 Part of Speech: adjective
🔊 Pronunciation: ˈklȯi-iŋ
📖 Definition: disgusting or distasteful by reason of excess
January 15, 2026 at 5:00 PM
wordoftheday.bsky.social
🌟 Word of the day: delegate
📚 Part of Speech: noun
🔊 Pronunciation: ˈde-li-gət
📖 Definition: a representative to a convention or conference
January 14, 2026 at 5:00 PM
wordoftheday.bsky.social
🌟 Word of the day: umbrage
📚 Part of Speech: noun
🔊 Pronunciation: ˈəm-brij
📖 Definition: a feeling of pique or resentment at some often fancied slight or insult
January 13, 2026 at 5:00 PM
wordoftheday.bsky.social
🌟 Word of the day: brackish
📚 Part of Speech: adjective
🔊 Pronunciation: ˈbra-kish
📖 Definition: somewhat salty
January 12, 2026 at 5:00 PM
wordoftheday.bsky.social
🌟 Word of the day: paradox
📚 Part of Speech: noun
🔊 Pronunciation: ˈper-ə-ˌdäks
📖 Definition: a person or thing having seemingly contradictory qualities or phases
January 11, 2026 at 5:00 PM
wordoftheday.bsky.social
🌟 Word of the day: collude
📚 Part of Speech: verb
🔊 Pronunciation: kə-ˈlüd
📖 Definition: to work together secretly especially in order to do something illegal or dishonest conspire, plot
January 10, 2026 at 5:01 PM
wordoftheday.bsky.social
🌟 Word of the day: innocuous
📚 Part of Speech: adjective
🔊 Pronunciation: i-ˈnä-kyə-wəs
📖 Definition: not likely to bother or offend inoffensive
January 9, 2026 at 5:00 PM
wordoftheday.bsky.social
🌟 Word of the day: gumbo
📚 Part of Speech: noun
🔊 Pronunciation: ˈgəm-(ˌ)bō
📖 Definition: a soup thickened with okra pods or filé and containing meat or seafoods and usually vegetables
January 8, 2026 at 5:00 PM
wordoftheday.bsky.social
🌟 Word of the day: eminently
📚 Part of Speech: adverb
🔊 Pronunciation: ˈe-mə-nənt-lē
📖 Definition: to a high degree very
January 7, 2026 at 5:00 PM
wordoftheday.bsky.social
🌟 Word of the day: loll
📚 Part of Speech: verb
🔊 Pronunciation: ˈläl
📖 Definition: to hang loosely or laxly droop
January 6, 2026 at 5:00 PM