fount.
Synonym of fountain (“a natural source of water”); a spring.
Meaning & usage
Synonym of fountain (“a natural source of water”); a spring.
A device from which poultry may drink; a waterer.
That from which something proceeds; an origin, a source.
He is a real fount of knowledge!
Where this word comes from
Clipping of fountain, on the pattern of the pair mount, mountain.
Archaic spelling of font.
Where this word comes from
A variant of font, influenced by fount (etymology 1) being a synonym of font (“natural source of water, spring”).
Alternative form of found (past tense of find)
Where this word comes from
Variant of found.
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