fundament

American  

[fuhn-duh-muhnt] / ˈfʌn də mənt /

noun

1. the buttocks.

2. the anus.

3. a base or basic principle; underlying part; foundation.

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fundament British  

/ ˈfʌndəmənt /

noun

1. euphemistic the buttocks

2. the natural features of the earth's surface, unaltered by man

3. a base or foundation, esp of a building

4. a theory, principle, or underlying basis

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Etymology

Origin of fundament

1250–1300; < Latin fundāmentum foundation; replacing Middle English fondement < Old French. See found ¹, -ment

Example Sentences

Stevo Pendarovski, president of North Macedonia, called peace “the fundament of everything.”

From Seattle Times • Sep. 23, 2023

The Princeton-based composer, 32, collapses perceptions between East and West, electronic and acoustic, fundament and future.

From Washington Post • Jan. 22, 2022

But this isn’t the first time a coach has sacralized football as the fundament of America.

From The Guardian • Jul. 25, 2018

I wish the whole James Bond thing would disappear up its own tuxedoed fundament.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 16, 2015

Small pieces of excrement adhering to the hairs near the fundament.

From 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue by Grose, Francis