The top ten most looked up words on m-w.com in 2005

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Based on your online lookups, the #1 Word of the Year for 2005 was:

1. integrity



Pronunciation:        in-'te-gr&-tE

Function:        noun


Etymology: Middle English integrite, from Middle French & Latin; Middle French integrité, from Latin integritat-, integritas, from integr-, integer entire

1 : firm adherence to a code of especially moral or artistic values : INCORRUPTIBILITY
2 : an unimpaired condition : SOUNDNESS
3 : the quality or state of being complete or undivided : COMPLETENESS
synonym see HONESTY

Click on each of the other words in the Top Ten List for their definitions in the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary:

 2. refugee

 3. contempt

 4. filibuster

 5. insipid

 6. tsunami

 7. pandemic

 8. conclave

 9. levee

10. inept