6. foundation an institution financed by a donation or legacy, as to aid research, education, or the arts.
7. foundation an endowment for such an institution.
8. foundation a facial cosmetic used as the undercoating for other makeup; base.
Etymology: (1350–1400; ME foundacioun < L fundā(re) to found2)
Definition of 'foundation'
Princeton's WordNet
1. (noun)foundation the basis on which something is grounded "there is little foundation for his objections"
2. (noun)foundation an institution supported by an endowment
3. (noun)foundation, base, fundament, foot, groundwork, substructure, understructure lowest support of a structure "it was built on a base of solid rock"; "he stood at the foot of the tower"
4. (noun)foundation, grounding education or instruction in the fundamentals of a field of knowledge "he lacks the foundation necessary for advanced study"; "a good grounding in mathematics"
5. (noun)basis, base, foundation, fundament, groundwork, cornerstone the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained "the whole argument rested on a basis of conjecture"
6. (noun)foundation garment, foundation a woman's undergarment worn to give shape to the contours of the body
7. (noun)initiation, founding, foundation, institution, origination, creation, innovation, introduction, instauration the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new "she looked forward to her initiation as an adult"; "the foundation of a new scientific society"
1. (noun)foundation the underground part of a building that supports it solid foundations
2. foundation the ideas, actions, or information sth is based on the foundations of Buddhism
3. foundation lay the foundations for/of to provide what is necessary for sth to develop well Your education lays the foundations for a successful career.
4. foundation an organization that supports or works in a particularfield a nonprofit foundation; the Foundation for International Education
5. foundation the creation of sth Since its foundation 10 years ago, the company has grown.
Definition of 'foundation'
Webster Dictionary
1. (noun)foundation the act of founding, fixing, establishing, or beginning to erect
2. (noun)foundation that upon which anything is founded; that on which anything stands, and by which it is supported; the lowest and supportinglayer of a superstructure; groundwork; basis
Definitions of foundation 
Afrikaans: stigting
Arabic: إقامة، إنشاء، تأسيس
Bulgarian: основаване
Brazilian: fundação
Czech: založení
German: die Gründung
Danish: grundlæggelse; oprettelse
Greek: ίδρυση
Spanish: fundación
Estonian: asutamine
Farsi: تاسیس
Finnish: perustaminen
French: fondation
Hebrew: יִיסוּד
Hindi: आधार
Croatian: osnutak, osnivanje
Hungarian: alapítás
Indonesian: pendirian
Icelandic: stofnun
Italian: creazione, istituzione
Japanese: 設立
Korean: 설립
Lithuanian: įkūrimas
Latvian: dibināšana
Malay: penubuhan
Dutch: stichting
Norwegian: grunnlegging, stiftelse, 
Polish: założenie
Persian: تاسیس
Pashto: تاسیس
Portuguese: fundação
Romanian: înfiinţare
Russian: основание
Slovak: založenie
Slovenian: ustanovitev
Serbian: osnivanje
Swedish: grundande
Thai: การสถาปนา; การก่อตั้ง
Turkish: kurma, kuruluş
Taiwanese: 創辦
Ukrainian: заснування
Urdu: بنیاد ڈالنے کا عمل
Vietnamese: sự thành lập
Chinese: 创办
