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Synonyms for fount

  • noun
  • American English

Most common

type face fountain source waterer

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

1. Case

type face, case, face

2. Fountain — synonym of fountain (“a natural source of water”); a spring

fountain, font

Other

source, spring, beginning, waterer

Antonyms

conclusion

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Definitions

  1. n. 1

    Synonym of fountain (“a natural source of water”); a spring.

  2. n. 2

    That from which something proceeds; an origin, a source.

    He is a real fount of knowledge!

Related words

Phrases
fount of honour

Forms

Plural
founts → cases, faces, fountains, fonts…

Example sentences

  • fountain John threw a coin into the fountain for good luck.
  • source I have to recognize the source of your quotations.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
fountsteady
fountainrising
sourcesteady
watererfalling

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters
case1, face1, font1
6 letters
source1, spring1
7 letters
waterer3
8 letters
fountain2
9 letters
beginning3

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (waterer3 = 3 syllables).

In other languages

Français
fontaine
Deutsch
Quelle