Please note: When you launch Word of the Day it will launch as a menu bar icon at the top-right of your screen. Click its icon or the word to open the Word of the Day menu. If your menu bar is completely full you may not see the Word of the Day icon until space is available for it.

Improve your vocabulary! Get a new word displayed in your menu bar every day. Click the menu to see the word definition, synonyms, and a usage example. Click again on the word to hear an audio sample of how the word is pronounced!

All words are kindly supplied with permission by The Free Dictionary (thefreedictionary.com)