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# The BFD Word of the Day
- URL: https://goodoil.news/the-bfd-word-of-the-day-1239/
- Published: 2023-06-21T15:15:00.000Z
- Updated: 2023-04-21T19:23:21.000Z
- Author: David Theobald
- Tags: General, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2024-07-16 22:22

The word for today is…

fortitude (noun):

1: strength of mind that enables a person to encounter danger or bear pain or adversity with courage  
2 *obsolete* : strength

Source : [Merriam -Webster](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fortitude?ref=goodoil.news)

Etymology : Fortitude comes from the Latin word fortis, meaning “strong,” and in English it has always been used primarily to describe strength of mind. For a time, the word was also used to mean “physical strength”; William Shakespeare used it that way in Henry VI, Part 1: “Coward of France! How much he wrongs his fame / Despairing of his own arm’s fortitude.” But despite use by the Bard of Avon, that meaning languished and is now considered obsolete. Even the familiar phrase “intestinal fortitude” is just a humorous way to refer to someone’s courage or mental stamina, not the literal strength of their digestive system.

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