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fount¹ Definition

fount (fo̵unt)

noun

  1. Old Poet. a fountain or spring
  2. a source

Etymology: ME font < OFr < L fons, fountain

fount² Definition

fount (fo̵unt)

noun

Brit. font

fount Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • wisdom: Your Spirit is the fire of love, the font of wisdom, the bond of unity.
  • honor: A font of honor is a Head of State, or Head of a Royal House, no longer reigning due to political change.
  • knowledge: Many school reps are " founts of knowledge " on all sorts of work related matters.
  • information: BBC History Font of information on all sorts of aspects of history.
  • type: And to do that with our equipment, a few founts of type and a hundred-year old press, was completely impossible.
  • authority: By authenticating each other's authority, Christ and Scripture coalesce into a single font of authority.

Converse of object

  • have: Thanks to information, like what I have font at your website, I can do a factual, informative paper.
  • reach: The idea is to reach the founts of wisdom before the sorcerer can rise from the dead to claim his knowledge.
  • live: Only this Love can effect the living; increase the living font of the spirit.

Adjective modifier

  • single: By authenticating each other's authority, Christ and Scripture coalesce into a single font of authority.
  • veritable: From " Star Trek " to " Miami Vise " I am a veritable font of information.