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- [wel-spring]
- /ˈwɛlˌsprɪŋ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [wel-spring]
- /ˈwɛlˌsprɪŋ/
Definitions of wellspring word
- noun wellspring the head or source of a spring, stream, river, etc.; fountainhead. 1
- noun wellspring a source or supply of anything, especially when considered inexhaustible: a wellspring of affection. 1
- noun wellspring An original and bountiful source of something. 1
- noun wellspring source of a spring, stream 1
- noun wellspring inexhaustible source 1
- noun wellspring the source of a spring or stream; fountainhead 0
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Origin of wellspring
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English welle spring, Old English wyllspring; see well2, spring
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Parts of speech for Wellspring
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
wellspring popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 65% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
wellspring usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for wellspring
noun wellspring
- fountain — a spring or source of water; the source or head of a stream.
- aquifer — In geology, an aquifer is an area of rock underneath the surface of the earth which absorbs and holds water.
- beginning — The beginning of an event or process is the first part of it.
- fountainhead — a fountain or spring from which a stream flows; the head or source of a stream.
- origin — something from which anything arises or is derived; source; fountainhead: to follow a stream to its origin.
Antonyms for wellspring
noun wellspring
- completion — the act of completing, or finishing
- 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.
- goal — the result or achievement toward which effort is directed; aim; end.
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