wellspring
[wel-spring]
noun
the head or source of a spring, stream, river, etc.; fountainhead.
a source or supply of anything, especially when considered inexhaustible: a wellspring of affection.
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Origin of wellspring
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Examples from the Web for wellspring
Contemporary Examples of wellspring
Nor should our recognition of Edward Snowden occasion our rejection of peace and joy as a wellspring of our lives.
Mexico, Mexico City in particular, has been a wellspring for the global art world for a while.
Jeffress was of course tapping into a wellspring of anti-Mormon prejudice in the culture.
Historical Examples of wellspring
Understanding is a wellspring of life unto him that hath it.
The wellspring of wisdom is as a flowing brook, says the Wise Man.
The Chaplain of the FleetWalter Besant and James Rice
And what a godsend and wellspring of delight Jess and his store were to all Rockhaven's progeny.
RockhavenCharles Munn
Eugenie's first and only love was a wellspring of sadness within her.
Eugenie GrandetHonore de Balzac
And the body is, of necessity, a wellspring of energy; it has to do something.
Democracy and EducationJohn Dewey
wellspring
noun
Word Origin for wellspring
Old English welspryng, wylspring; see well ², spring
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