fount

faʊnt

Definition

Definition of fount - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

water source

Rare

natural spring or fountain

Rare

The village was built near a fount.

fountain

source

spring

origins

Rare

source or origin of something

Rare

She is a fount of wisdom.

origin

source

spring

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natural spring or fountain

Expressions with fount

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fount of all wisdom

person, place, or thing seen as source of great knowledge

She is the fount of all wisdom in our group.

fount of information

person or thing giving much knowledge or facts

My grandmother is a fount of information about our family history.

fount of wisdom

person or thing giving much knowledge or good advice

My grandmother is a fount of wisdom for our family.

Origin of fount

Latin, fons (spring, source)

Examples of fount in a sentence

Animals gathered around the fount during the dry season.
The library is a fount of knowledge.
He became a fount of inspiration for others.

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French:source, origine, ...
German:Quelle, Ursprung, ...
Italian:sorgente, fonte, ...
Spanish:manantial, ...
Portuguese:fonte, manancial, ...
Chinese:泉水, 源泉, ...
Japanese:泉, 源, ...
Arabic:نَبْع, مَنْبَع, ...
Hebrew:מַעְיָן, מָקוֹר, ...
Russian:источник, начало, ...
Ukrainian:джерело, ...
Hindi:झरना, स्रोत, ...
Bengali:ঝর্ণা, উৎস, ...
Catalan:font, origen, ...
Czech:pramen, zdroj, ...
Danish:kilde, ...
Dutch:bron, oorsprong, ...
Greek:πηγή, ...
Hungarian:forrás, kútfej, ...
Khmer:ប្រភពទឹកធម្មជាតិ, ប្រភព, ...
Korean:샘, 원천, ...
Persian:چشمه, منبع, ...
Polish:źródło, początek, ...
Portuguese (BR):fonte, ...
Romanian:izvor, sursă, ...
Swedish:källa, ursprung, ...
Thai:บ่อน้ำพุ, แหล่งที่มา, ...
Turkish:pınar, köken, ...
Vietnamese:nguồn nước, nguồn, ...

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