fount
pronunciation
How to pronounce fount in British English:
UK [faʊnt]
How to pronounce fount in American English:
US [faʊnt]
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- Noun:
- a specific size and style of type within a type family
- a plumbing fixture that provides a flow of water
Word Origin
- fount (n.)
- "spring of water," 1590s, probably a shortening of fountain influenced by Middle French font "fount." Figurative use also is from 1590s.
Example
- 1. To its friends , it is the fount of freedom and democracy .
- 2. Robinson later authored the hymn , " come , thou fount of every blessing . "
- 3. The republicans are a rum bunch with a wooden leader ; but mr romney 's record as an executive and governor is impressive , and his running-mate , paul ryan , is a fount of bold ideas .
- 4. They became aware that the late 18th-century cult of sensibility , which had championed untrammelled emotion as the fount of altruism , could easily spill over into self-indulgent histrionics ; the sincerity they valued as the highest good could drift into self-deception and selfishness .
- 5. Although traditional advisory and underwriting services have recently improved , trading has been the fount of profitability .