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Imagination is not only the uniquely human capacity to envision that which is not, and therefore the fount of all invention and innovation. In its arguably most transformative and revelatory capacity, it is the power to that enables us to empathize with humans whose experiences we have never shared.
J. K. Rowling

Meaning of "fount" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD FOUNT

Back formation from fountain.
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PRONUNCIATION OF FOUNT

fount  [faʊnt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FOUNT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Fount is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES FOUNT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

fount

Font

In traditional typography, a font is a particular size, weight and style of a typeface. Each font was a matched set of metal type, one piece for each glyph, and a typeface comprised a range of fonts that shared an overall design. In modern usage, with the advent of digital typography, "font" is frequently synonymous with "typeface". In particular, the use of "vector" or "outline" fonts means that different sizes of a typeface can be dynamically generated from one design. Each style may still be in a separate "font file"—for instance, the typeface "Bulmer" may include the fonts "Bulmer roman", "Bulmer italic", "Bulmer bold" and "Bulmer extended"—but the term "font" might be applied either to one of these alone or to the whole typeface.

Definition of fount in the English dictionary

The definition of fount in the dictionary is a spring or fountain. Other definition of fount is source or origin.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FOUNT


account
əˈkaʊnt
amount
əˈmaʊnt
count
kaʊnt
current-account
ˈkʌrəntəˌkaʊnt
discount
dɪsˈkaʊnt
dismount
dɪsˈmaʊnt
mount
maʊnt
paramount
ˈpærəˌmaʊnt
recount
rɪˈkaʊnt
seamount
ˈsiːˌmaʊnt
surmount
sɜːˈmaʊnt
tantamount
ˈtæntəˌmaʊnt
viscount
ˈvaɪkaʊnt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FOUNT

founder
founder member
founder´s type
founderous
founders´ shares
founding
founding father
Founding Fathers
foundling
foundress
foundries
foundry
foundry proof
foundry sand
fountain
fountain pen
fountained
fountainhead
Fountains Abbey
fountful

WORDS THAT END LIKE FOUNT

at a discount
bank account
body count
business account
call to account
checking account
current account
investment account
loan account
no-account
on account
pollen count
revenue account
savings account
Sermon on the Mount
taxable amount
time discount
to account
trading account
volume discount

Synonyms and antonyms of fount in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «fount» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FOUNT

Find out the translation of fount to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of fount from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «fount» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

源泉
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

fuente
570 millions of speakers

English

fount
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

झरना
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ينبوع
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

кладезь
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

fonte
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ঝরনা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

source
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Mata air
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Quelle
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Fount
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

suối
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஊற்று
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पर्वत
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

memba
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

fonte
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

czcionka
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

криниця
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

izvor
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

βρύση
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

fontein
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

fount
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

fount
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of fount

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FOUNT»

The term «fount» is regularly used and occupies the 62.586 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FOUNT» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «fount» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «fount» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about fount

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6 QUOTES WITH «FOUNT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word fount.
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Saint Ambrose
Many a sin has sullied me in body and in soul because I did not restrain my thoughts nor guard my lips: nevertheless it is to Thee, O God of majesty and love, that I turn in my extremity, for Thou art the fount of mercy; to Thee, as quickly as I may, I speed: for Thou alone canst heal me; I take refuge under Thy protection.
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Mel Brooks
But I have bad taste with a deep fount of intellectuality.
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Christopher Marlowe
Virtue is the fount whence honour springs.
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Pope Paul VI
The Eucharistic mystery stands at the heart and center of the liturgy since it is the fount of life by which we are cleansed and strengthened to live not for ourselves but for God and to be united in love among ourselves.
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J. K. Rowling
Imagination is not only the uniquely human capacity to envision that which is not, and therefore the fount of all invention and innovation. In its arguably most transformative and revelatory capacity, it is the power to that enables us to empathize with humans whose experiences we have never shared.
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James Surowiecki
The Internet has become a remarkable fount of economic and social innovation largely because it's been an archetypal level playing field, on which even sites with little or no money behind them - blogs, say, or Wikipedia - can become influential.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FOUNT»

Discover the use of fount in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to fount and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Sacred Fount
"The Sacred Fount," first published in 1901, is a novel by Henry James.
Henry James, 2010
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Father's Love Journey
God sent his Son to draw mankind into his personal journey of love. Jesus journey makes a full circle from his Father into the world and back to the Father. He invites believers to join him as He returns. (Christian)
Fount Shults, 2007
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Spiritual Power Or the Infinite Fount
" In other words, these books describe the methods to attaining control and power in your own life, whether it be financial, physical, mental, or emotional--certainly a worthy goal for any individual.Volume VII shows how to reach and use ...
William Walker Atkinson, Edward E. Beals, 2010
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United States Congressional serial set
1 fount pica meridian shade. 1 fount 2-line English, condensed. 1 fount 2-line English, extra condensed. 2 founts 2-line minion. 1 fount 2-line great primer. 1 fount 2-line full face. 1 fount 2-line great primer bold face, condensed. 2 founts English ...
‎1860
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Sheep Set
1 fount pica meridian shade. 1 fount 2-line English, condensed. 1 fount 2-line English, extra condensed. 2 founts 2-line minion. 1 fount 2-line great primer. 1 fount 2 -line full face. 1 fount 2-line great primer bold face, condensed. 2 founts ...
‎1860
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Religion and Public Life in the Middle Atlantic Region: The ...
An overview of public religion in Delaware, Maryland, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Washington DC.
Randall Herbert Balmer, Mark Silk, 2006
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Shri Satya Sai, the Fount of Vedic Culture: Vedas are the ...
On the philosophy and teachings of Sathya Sai Baba, b. 1926, Hindu mystic.
Shripad Dattatraya Kulkarni, 1992
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The Fount Journal
... 21st CENTURY ,YrvQp ^RA^ iEUECTBOCJl©- The Past In Our Future mi^ mimmmmmmmmmmmmummmmmmmm^mmmmm^m—m^mt CHALLENGES. a FOUNT publication by The National University of Singapore Muslim Society ( NUSMS)
‎2001
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The perennial fount: lyrics of adoration and love
lyrics of adoration and love Nanalal Dalpatram Kavi. THE PERENNIAL FOUNT ( Lyrics of Adoration And Love) THE PERENNIAL FOUNT LtRICS OF ADORATION AND LOVE BY N.
Nanalal Dalpatram Kavi, 1953
10
Speaks the Nightbird: A Novel
Came the time when the two travellers knew night would catch them, and shelter must be found.
Robert R. McCammon, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FOUNT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term fount is used in the context of the following news items.
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Discoveries: At Allensworth State Park, the modern mission is …
The park itself is a fount of education. But Stephen Hill of San Diego, current president of the Friends of Allensworth, says getting the word to ... «Sacramento Bee, Jul 15»
2
Editor's choice: 'THE GOLDEN AGE OF MURDER'
... from history's stylistic re-alignments and its re-positioning as the fount of the modern world's “CSI,” Ruth Rendell, PD James and the like. «Buffalo News, Jul 15»
3
Behind every Greek tragedy, there's a...
Will Greece, once the fount of western civilisation that gave Socrates, Plato and Aristotle to the world but is now a byword for a country that lives ... «Calcutta Telegraph, Jul 15»
4
J. Harvie Wilkinson III: Welcome to the vanguard of liberty
So Jefferson turned to another familiar fount of power: his quill pen and inkwell. He and his fellow Republicans insisted that state governments ... «Richmond Times-Dispatch, Jul 15»
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The Dream World of the Southern Republicans
UNLIKE previous Alabama governors, Robert J. Bentley is not a fount of oratory. Nor is he a champion of “kinder and gentler.” His dyspeptic ... «New York Times, Jul 15»
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PUDDING & SOUSE: Gran kicking up a storm
The battle between these people who are the fount of knowledge and the disagreeable functionary who leads them, is going from bad to worse. «Nation News, Jul 15»
7
A Six-Year-Old's Guide To Science Communication
On one hand, you have Jordan who wants to share his almost bottomless fount of knowledge of all things fungal, and on the other, a journalist ... «Asian Scientist Magazine, Jul 15»
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Harper Lee's 'Go Set a Watchman': Facts and Predictions
In the meantime: we do know a few things about Go Set a Watchman — the novel, not the fount of controversy. To begin with, let's get one thing ... «Flavorwire, Jul 15»
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'Lear' shows struggle to seize the unseizable
... wizened fount of rueful wisdom. Their love and loyalty, in turn, enable Lear to discover what he's always lacked: the ability to see, and feel for, ... «Las Vegas Review-Journal, Jul 15»
10
An End, Finally, to the Civil War
South Carolina, the fount of secession, whose officialdom, in response, lost no time in taking down the Stars and Bars from its state-sanctioned ... «Memphis Flyer, Jul 15»

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