wellspring

[ wel-spring ]

/ ˈwɛlˌsprɪŋ /

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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.

Words nearby wellspring

wellness, wellpoint, wells, wells' syndrome, wells, h. g., wellspring, welly, welp, wels, welsbach burner, welsh

Origin of wellspring

before 900; Middle English welle spring, Old English wyllspring; see well², spring

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Examples from the Web for wellspring

Nor should our recognition of Edward Snowden occasion our rejection of peace and joy as a wellspring of our lives.
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Mexico, Mexico City in particular, has been a wellspring for the global art world for a while.
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Jeffress was of course tapping into a wellspring of anti-Mormon prejudice in the culture.
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Indeed, every intellectual conquest is a wellspring of joy to our free children.
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This wellspring of hope has often helped the China merchants to carry the freshness of spring even into the snows of winter.
The Englishman in China During the Victorian Era, Vol. I (of 2)|Alexander Michie
Understanding is a wellspring of life unto him that hath it.
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My imagination had abundant food for reverie: what a wellspring of pleasure the future had in store for me!
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And what a godsend and wellspring of delight Jess and his store were to all Rockhaven's progeny.
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British Dictionary definitions for wellspring

wellspring

/ (ˈwɛlˌsprɪŋ) /

noun

the source of a spring or stream; fountainhead

a source of continual or abundant supply

Word Origin for wellspring

Old English welspryng, wylspring; see well ², spring

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