If you have at least a passing fancy for books, feel free to embrace today’s word as part of your identity! The Word of the Day is a noun that means “a person who loves or collects books, especially as examples of fine or unusual printing, binding, or the like.” Listen now and then check out more here!

Let’s do our best to keep pace with today’s word before it hurtles past. The Word of the Day is an adjective that means “gradually increasing in speed.” Do you know it? Listen now and then check out more here!

Do you know who you’re named after, logophiles? Today’s word is an adjective that means “derived from the name of a mother or other female ancestor.” Listen now and then check out Word of the Day for more!

Bom dia, word chefs! Let’s dig in to today’s word and all the savory spiciness within. The Word of the Day is a noun that means “a dish of rice and black beans baked with various kinds of meat and sausage.” Listen now and then check out more here!

Sometimes things can get a little messy, wordies, but there’s no excuse for becoming what today’s word describes! The Word of the Day is an adjective that means “dirty and untidy.” Can you guess it? Listen now and then check out more here!

We know you’ve heard of anthems, hymns, and odes, word mavens, but perhaps you haven’t heard of today’s word, their doleful cousin. The Word of the Day is a noun that means “a song or lamentation for the dead.” Listen now and then check out more here!

Let’s take a trip to the desert today, where today’s word can be found slowly wending its way across the horizon. The Word of the Day is a noun that means “a crescent-shaped sand dune with the convex side in the direction of the wind.” Listen now and then check out more here!

Let’s raise a glass or three, word sommeliers! The Word of the Day is a noun that means “the science of viniculture.” Know it? Listen now and then check out more here!

Today's word will help you step up your punctuation game! It's a noun that means “one of two marks used in French, Italian, and Russian printing to enclose quotations.” What is it? Listen now and then check out Word of the Day for more!

If you’re feeling festive or have a love for the classics, today’s word can get us ready for a good party—or even a small Roman holiday. It's an adjective that means “clad in a toga.” Know it? Listen now and then check out Word of the Day for more!