Fount

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -aÊŠnt

Shortening of fountain

Full definition of fount

Noun

1. something from which water flows
2. a device from which poultry may drink
3. (figuratively) that from which something flows or proceedsHe is a real fount of knowledge!

Synonyms

• font
• fountain
• (device from which animals drink) waterer

Pronunciation

• IPA: /fÉ’nt/, like font

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

Alternative forms

• font

Noun

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

Anagrams

• futon