What does fountain mean?
Definitions for fountain
ˈfaʊn tnfoun·tain
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Princeton's WordNet
fountain(noun)
a structure from which an artificially produced jet of water arises
spring, fountain, outflow, outpouring, natural spring(noun)
a natural flow of ground water
fountain, jet(noun)
an artificially produced flow of water
fountain, fount(noun)
a plumbing fixture that provides a flow of water
Wiktionary
fountain(Noun)
A spring, natural source of water.
Etymology: From ; from fontaine (=modern); from fontana, from fontanus, fontaneus, adjectives from fons
fountain(Noun)
An artificial, usually ornamental, water feature (usually in a garden or public place) consisting of one or more streams of water originating from a statue or other structure.
Etymology: From ; from fontaine (=modern); from fontana, from fontanus, fontaneus, adjectives from fons
fountain(Noun)
The structure from which an artificial fountain issues
Etymology: From ; from fontaine (=modern); from fontana, from fontanus, fontaneus, adjectives from fons
fountain(Noun)
A reservoir from which liquid can be drawn.
Etymology: From ; from fontaine (=modern); from fontana, from fontanus, fontaneus, adjectives from fons
fountain(Noun)
A source, origin of a flow (e.g. of favors, of knowledge).
Etymology: From ; from fontaine (=modern); from fontana, from fontanus, fontaneus, adjectives from fons
fountain(Noun)
A juggling pattern typically done with an even number of props where each prop is caught by the same hand that thows it.
Etymology: From ; from fontaine (=modern); from fontana, from fontanus, fontaneus, adjectives from fons
fountain(Noun)
A soda fountain.
Etymology: From ; from fontaine (=modern); from fontana, from fontanus, fontaneus, adjectives from fons
fountain(Verb)
To flow or gush as if from a fountain.
Etymology: From ; from fontaine (=modern); from fontana, from fontanus, fontaneus, adjectives from fons
Webster Dictionary
Fountain(noun)
a spring of water issuing from the earth
Etymology: [F. fontaine, LL. fontana, fr. L. fons, fontis. See 2d Fount.]
Fountain(noun)
an artificially produced jet or stream of water; also, the structure or works in which such a jet or stream rises or flows; a basin built and constantly supplied with pure water for drinking and other useful purposes, or for ornament
Etymology: [F. fontaine, LL. fontana, fr. L. fons, fontis. See 2d Fount.]
Fountain(noun)
a reservoir or chamber to contain a liquid which can be conducted or drawn off as needed for use; as, the ink fountain in a printing press, etc
Etymology: [F. fontaine, LL. fontana, fr. L. fons, fontis. See 2d Fount.]
Fountain(noun)
the source from which anything proceeds, or from which anything is supplied continuously; origin; source
Etymology: [F. fontaine, LL. fontana, fr. L. fons, fontis. See 2d Fount.]
Freebase
Fountain
A fountain is a piece of architecture which pours water into a basin or jets it into the air to supply drinking water and/or for a decorative or dramatic effect. Fountains were originally purely functional, connected to springs or aqueducts and used to provide drinking water and water for bathing and washing to the residents of cities, towns and villages. Until the late 19th century most fountains operated by gravity, and needed a source of water higher than the fountain, such as a reservoir or aqueduct, to make the water flow or jet into the air. In addition to providing drinking water, fountains were used for decoration and to celebrate their builders. Roman fountains were decorated with bronze or stone masks of animals or heroes. In the Middle Ages, Moorish and Muslim garden designers used fountains to create miniature versions of the gardens of paradise. King Louis XIV of France used fountains in the Gardens of Versailles to illustrate his power over nature. The baroque decorative fountains of Rome in the 17th and 18th centuries marked the arrival point of restored Roman aqueducts and glorified the Popes who built them.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Fountain
fownt′ān, n. a spring of water, natural or artificial: the structure for a jet of water: the source of anything: a reservoir for holding oil, &c., in a lamp.—ns. Fount, a spring of water: a source; Fount′ain-head, the head or source of a fountain: the beginning.—adj. Fount′ainless, wanting fountains or springs of water.—n. Fount′ain-pen, a pen having a reservoir for holding ink.—adj. Fount′ful, full of springs. [Fr. fontaine—Low L. fontāna—L. fons, fontis, a spring—-fundĕre, to pour.]
Editors Contribution
fountain
A type of device created and designed in various colors, lights, materials, mechanisms, shapes, sizes and styles that creates and produces a form of water.
The local village square has a beautiful fountain with lights.
Submitted by MaryC on April 5, 2020
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of fountain in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of fountain in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
Examples of fountain in a Sentence
The Scripture is a mirror to show us our sins; Christ's blood is a fountain to wash them away.
This--this was what made life a moment of quiet, the water falling in the fountain, the girl's voice...a moment of captured beauty. He who is truly wise will never permit such moments to escape.
Parents wonder why the streams are bitter, when they themselves have poisoned the fountain.
Talk not of wasted affection, affection never was wasted, If it enrich not the heart of another, its waters returning Back to their springs, like the rain shall fill them full of refreshment; That which the fountain sends forth returns again to the fountain.
No prince, how great soever, begets his predecessors, and the noblest rivers are not navigable to the fountain.
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- аӡыршәAbkhaz
- fonteinAfrikaans
- نافورةArabic
- fəvvarə, fontanAzerbaijani
- вадагра́й, фанта́нBelarusian
- шадраван, фонтан, източникBulgarian
- feunteunBreton
- fontCatalan, Valencian
- xизазаChechen
- fontánaCzech
- пӗрхӗнчӗкChuvash
- springvandDanish
- SpringbrunnenGerman
- συντριβάνι, πηγήGreek
- fuenteSpanish
- purskkaev, allikasEstonian
- فواره, آبنماPersian
- suihkulähde, lähde, pulputaFinnish
- fontaineFrench
- fonteGalician
- מִזרָקָהHebrew
- सोताHindi
- kútHungarian
- ակունք, շատրվան, աղբյուր, ակArmenian
- air mancurIndonesian
- gosbrunnurIcelandic
- fontanaItalian
- מִזרָקָהHebrew
- 噴水Japanese
- შადრევანიGeorgian
- су атқыш, бұрқақ, су бұрқақKazakh
- ប្រភពទឹកKhmer
- 噴水, 분수Korean
- фонтан, оргумаKyrgyz
- fonsLatin
- ນ້ຳພຸLao
- fontanasLithuanian
- fontāns, strūklakaLatvian
- фонта́наMacedonian
- эх булаг, булаг, усан оргилуурMongolian
- कारंजाMarathi
- air pancutMalay
- ရေပန်းBurmese
- fonteneNorwegian
- bron, fonteinDutch
- fonteneNorwegian Nynorsk
- springvannNorwegian
- tó háálį́įgo bá hazʼą́Navajo, Navaho
- fontannaPolish
- chafariz, fontePortuguese
- fântânăRomanian
- фонта́н, исто́чник, кла́дезьRussian
- fantana, puntana, funtanaSardinian
- fòntāna, фо̀нта̄наSerbo-Croatian
- fontánaSlovak
- fontana, vodna fontanaSlovene
- burimAlbanian
- fontän, vattenkonst, springbrunnSwedish
- фаввораTajik
- น้ำพุThai
- çüwdürim, fontanTurkmen
- bátisTagalog
- çeşmeTurkish
- фонтанTatar
- фонта́н, водогра́й, джерелоUkrainian
- fontan, favvoraUzbek
- đài phun nước, suối nướcVietnamese
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