Definitions for Wellspring
ˈwɛlˌsprɪŋwell·spring

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. wellhead, wellspringnoun

   the source of water for a well

2. well, wellspring, fountainheadnoun

   an abundant source

   "she was a well of information"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. wellspringnoun

   The source of water for a stream, spring or well; a fountainhead; a wellhead.

2. wellspringnoun

   A source of something.

3. Etymology: From wellespring, from wiellspring, wiellgespring, corresponding to. More at well, spring.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. 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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1. 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 DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Wellspringnoun

   a fountain; a spring; a source of continual supply

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Wellspring in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Wellspring in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of Wellspring in a Sentence

1. Pope John Paul II:

   Where self-interest is suppressed, it is replaced by a burdensome system of bureaucratic control that dries up the wellspring of initiative and creativity.

2. Keith DeCoster:

   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.

3. Robert Blumenschine:

   Not only is Africa the storehouse of the ancient fossil heritage for people the world over, it was also the wellspring of everything that makes us human, including our technological prowess, our artistic ability and our supreme intellect.

4. Chuck Schumer:

   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.

5. Tom Holland:

   Mesopotamia, Iraq, Syria, this is the wellspring of global civilization, it really couldn't be higher stakes in terms of conservation.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Wellspring
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wellspring
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Wellspring
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Wellspring