What does wellspring mean?
Definitions for wellspring
ˈwɛlˌsprɪŋwell·spring
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Princeton's WordNet
wellhead, wellspringnoun
the source of water for a well
well, wellspring, fountainheadnoun
an abundant source
"she was a well of information"
Wiktionary
wellspringnoun
The source of water for a stream, spring or well; a fountainhead; a wellhead.
wellspringnoun
A source of something.
Etymology: From wellespring, from wiellspring, wiellgespring, corresponding to. More at well, spring.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Wellspringnoun
Fountain; source.
Etymology: wœllgesprig , Saxon.
The fountain and wellspring of impiety, is a resolved purpose of mind to reap in this world, what sensual profit or sensual pleasure soever the world yieldeth. Richard Hooker.
Understanding is a wellspring of life. Prov. xvi. 22.
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wellspring
A wellspring is a source or supply of something, especially a source that produces a continuous supply. This can refer to an actual physical water source or be used metaphorically to describe an abundant source of knowledge, inspiration, etc.
Webster Dictionary
Wellspringnoun
a fountain; a spring; a source of continual supply
Matched Categories
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of wellspring in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of wellspring in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
Examples of wellspring in a Sentence
As we debate this issue, so critical to the wellspring of our democracy, we will all confront the critical question : Shall members of this chamber do what is necessary to pass these bills and move them to the President's desk ? It's my hope that courage awakens within the heart of our Republican colleagues before the day is out.
Unless there is some big wellspring in demand and unless there's a bounce-back in the core tenants - the financial and legal sector - we don't see where the demand is going to come from.
Unless there is some big wellspring in demand and unless there's a bounce-back in the core tenants – the financial and legal sector - we don't see where the demand is going to come from.
Mesopotamia, Iraq, Syria, this is the wellspring of global civilization, it really couldn't be higher stakes in terms of conservation.
Where self-interest is suppressed, it is replaced by a burdensome system of bureaucratic control that dries up the wellspring of initiative and creativity.
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- pramenCzech
- kildekildeDanish
- QuelleGerman
- πηγάδιGreek
- fontoEsperanto
- fuenteSpanish
- چشمهPersian
- lähdeFinnish
- wellspringFrench
- wellspringIrish
- forrásHungarian
- աղբյուրի աղբյուրArmenian
- mata airIndonesian
- sorgenteItalian
- מָקוֹר לֹא אַכזָבHebrew
- ウェルスプリングJapanese
- quamplurimeLatin
- bronDutch
- brønnkildeNorwegian
- źródłoPolish
- fontePortuguese
- izvorRomanian
- источникRussian
- brunnSwedish
- బావిTelugu
- บ่อน้ำThai
- membaTurkish
- con cháuVietnamese
- קוואַלYiddish
- 泉源Chinese
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