Font Definition

fŏnt
fonts
noun
fonts
A large basin, now typically supported by a pedestal, for holding water to be used in baptizing.
Webster's New World
An open container, as at a church entrance, for holding holy water.
Webster's New World
A receptacle for holy water; a stoup.
American Heritage
A fountain or spring.
Webster's New World
The oil reservoir in an oil-burning lamp.
American Heritage

Other Word Forms of Font

Noun

Singular:
font
Plural:
fonts

Origin of Font

  • French fonte casting from Old French (from Vulgar Latin fundita) (from Late Latin) (feminine of *funditus) (past participle of Latin fundere to pour forth fondant) or from Old French fondre to melt (from Latin fundere)

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Middle English from Old English from Late Latin fōns font- from Latin fountain

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Middle French fonte, feminine past participle of verb fondre (“to melt”).

    From Wiktionary

  • Apparently from fount, with influence from the senses above (under etymology 1).

    From Wiktionary

  • From Old English font, from Latin fons (“fountain”).

    From Wiktionary

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