fount

¹

[fount]

noun

1. a spring of water; fountain.

2. a source or origin.

   a fount of inspiration to his congregation.

fount

²

[fount, font]

noun

British Printing.

1. font.

fount

¹

/ faʊnt /

noun

1. poetic,  a spring or fountain

2. source or origin

fount

²

/ faʊnt, fɒnt /

noun

1. printing another word for font 2

Word History and Origins

Origin of fount¹

First recorded in 1585–95; short for fountain

Word History and Origins

Origin of fount¹

C16: back formation from _fountain

Origin of fount²

C16: from Old French fonte a founding, casting, from Vulgar Latin funditus (unattested) a casting, from Latin fundere to melt; see _found ³

Example Sentences

I, too, wish that things were different, that the two men who acted as the fount for the most significant art in my life had been able to pass gently into that good night.

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Elon Musk has turned the former Twitter from a social media staple into a fount of misinformation.

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“He was a fount of historical experience and knowledge.”

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Hip-hop is a fount of constant innovation; a historical text ripe for pilfering; a continuation of rock, soul and jazz traditions that also explicitly loosens their cultural grip.

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It is a fount of constant innovation, and a historical text ripe for pilfering.

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