fount

English

Etymology 1

From Latin fons

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -aʊnt

Noun

fount (plural founts)

1. something from which water flows
2. a device from which poultry may drink
3. (figuratively) that from which something flows or proceeds

   He is a real fount of knowledge!

Synonyms

• font
• fountain
• (for definition 2) waterer

Translations

something from which water flows

French: source (fr) f., fontaine (fr) f., fontaine (fr) f. German: Quelle (de) f.

Greek: πηγή (el) f. (pigí), βρύση (el) f. (vrísi), κρήνη (el) f. (kríni)

metaphorical source

French: source (fr) f., origine (fr) f., origine (fr) f.

Greek: πηγή (el) f. (pigí)

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Italian: fonte Latin: fons

Spanish: fuente

Etymology 2

From Middle French fonte, feminine past participle of verb fondre: to melt.

Alternative forms

• font

Pronunciation

• IPA: /fɒnt/, like font

Noun

fount (plural founts)

1. (typography, UK, dated) A typographic font.

References

• “fount” in the Canadian Oxford Dictionary, Second Edition, Oxford University Press, 2004.
• Bringhurst, Robert (2002). The Elements of Typographic Style, version 2.5, pp 291–2. Vancouver, Hartley & Marks. ISBN 0-88179-133-4.

Anagrams

• futon