fount
1 Americannoun
noun
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poetic a spring or fountain
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source or origin
noun
Etymology
Origin of fount
First recorded in 1585–95; short for fountain
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Back then, they were “a fount of car games, sing-alongs, impassioned debates, and wistful dreaming-out-loud.”
From Slate ● Sep. 9, 2026
And as such, Neill was a fount of fascinating stories and notable quotables — products of keeping his eyes open to all of the world’s strange beauty.
From Salon ● Jul. 17, 2026
The 99-year-old artist—long excluded from the mainstream, male-dominated art scene in Mexico, and who only had her first major retrospective last year—is a quiet yet forceful fount of tenderness.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 14, 2026
Outside of Bilodeau, who was a fount of offense with 23 points on eight-for-20 shooting to go with 15 rebounds, the sloppy Bruins failed to reliably get baskets.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 9, 2024
We were each assigned a narrow cell with a cot, a crucifix on the wall, and a fount of holy water at the door.
From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez
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