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# The BFD Word of the Day
- URL: https://goodoil.news/the-bfd-word-of-the-day-553/
- Published: 2021-08-04T18:15:00.000Z
- Updated: 2021-06-20T18:38:18.000Z
- Author: David Theobald
- Tags: General, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2024-07-17 01:54

The word for today is…

poignant (adjective) –

1a(1) : painfully affecting the feelings : piercing  
(2) : deeply affecting : touching  
b : designed to make an impression : cutting poignant satire  
2a : pleasurably stimulating  
b : being to the point : apt  
3 : pungently pervasive a poignant perfume

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

Etymology : Poignant comes to us from French, and before that from Latin-specifically, the Latin verb pungere, meaning “to prick or sting.” Several other common English words derive from pungere, including pungent, which can refer, among other things, to a “sharp” odor. The influence of pungere can also be seen in puncture, as well as punctual, which originally meant simply “of or relating to a point.” Even compunction and expunge come from this pointedly relevant Latin word.

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