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font

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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [font]
    • /fɒnt/
    • /fɒnt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [font]
    • /fɒnt/

Definitions of font word

  • noun font a complete assortment of type of one style and size. 1
  • noun font A receptacle in a church for the water used in baptism, typically a freestanding stone structure. 1
  • noun font holy water receptacle 1
  • noun font rich source 1
  • noun font computing: typeface 1
  • noun font typography 1

Information block about the term

Origin of font

First appearance:

before 1000
One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; Middle English; Old English font, fant < Latin font- (stem of fōns) baptismal font, spring, fountain

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Font

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

font popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

font usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for font

noun font

  • fount — font2 .
  • origin — something from which anything arises or is derived; source; fountainhead: to follow a stream to its origin.
  • genesis — an origin, creation, or beginning.
  • seed — the fertilized, matured ovule of a flowering plant, containing an embryo or rudimentary plant.
  • fountain — a spring or source of water; the source or head of a stream.

Antonyms for font

noun font

  • result — to spring, arise, or proceed as a consequence of actions, circumstances, premises, etc.; be the outcome.
  • finale — the last piece, division, or movement of a concert, opera, or composition.
  • effect — something that is produced by an agency or cause; result; consequence: Exposure to the sun had the effect of toughening his skin.
  • conclusion — When you come to a conclusion, you decide that something is true after you have thought about it carefully and have considered all the relevant facts.
  • end — Come or bring to a final point; finish.

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