English

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
• (device from which animals drink): waterer

Translations

Etymology 2

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

Alternative forms

• font

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fɒnt/
• Homophone: font

Noun

fount ‎(plural founts)

1. (typography, Britain, 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