Skip to the word

Added 9 October 2026

excrement

/ˈɛkskɹəmənt/ noun

In Latin: fimum, ēgeriēs, stercus Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about excrement at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Waste matter (as urine or sweat but especially feces) discharged from the body.

Origin

Borrowed from Latin excrēmentum, from excernō (“to excrete”).

From Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org (CC BY-SA)

Back to today's word