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- [fount]
- /faʊnt/
- /faʊnt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [fount]
- /faʊnt/
Definitions of fount word
- abbreviation FOUNT font2 . 1
- noun fount A source of a desirable quality or commodity. 1
- abbreviation FOUNT fountain 1
- noun fount source: of knowledge, etc. 1
- countable noun fount If you describe a person or thing as the fount of something, you are saying that they are an important source or supply of it. 0
- noun fount a spring or fountain 0
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Origin of fount
First appearance:
before 1585 One of the 35% oldest English words
First recorded in 1585-95; short for fountain
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Fount
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
fount popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% 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".
fount usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for fount
noun fount
- wellspring — the head or source of a spring, stream, river, etc.; fountainhead.
- beginning — The beginning of an event or process is the first part of it.
- derivation — The derivation of something, especially a word, is its origin or source.
- spring — String PRocessING language
- provenance — place or source of origin: The provenance of the ancient manuscript has never been determined.
Antonyms for fount
noun fount
- result — to spring, arise, or proceed as a consequence of actions, circumstances, premises, etc.; be the outcome.
- 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.
- effect — something that is produced by an agency or cause; result; consequence: Exposure to the sun had the effect of toughening his skin.
- end — Come or bring to a final point; finish.
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