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
Example Sentences
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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
While Chris Pratt may have been a fount of charisma in the early 2010s, his well dried up by the time he ever got in front of a green-screened tyrannosaurus.
From Salon • Jul. 3, 2025
“He was a fount of historical experience and knowledge.”
From Seattle Times • Feb. 12, 2024
From times old to current, our culture’s like a fount.
From New York Times • Jul. 14, 2023
We fount the sheriff’s office and pushed open the building’s door and went in.
From "The Journey of Little Charlie" by Christopher Paul Curtis
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