1
a
: a receptacle for baptismal water
b
: a receptacle for holy water
c
: a receptacle for various liquids
: an assortment or set of type or characters all of one style and sometimes one size
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Noun (1)
a domestic diva who is a seemingly endless font of new ideas
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Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 4 Dec. 2025
The New Yorker loves and fetishizes its traditions (the monocled fop Eustace Tilley, that stately but sensual Adobe Caslon font), but the magazine’s ultimate tradition is cutting through the scrim of contemporary noise to look reality in the eye, presenting it to the reader with a no-fuss vibrance.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 1 Dec. 2025
The Times had a slightly bigger building, with a bigger sign, neon red, in the logo’s blocky gothic font.
—Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 29 Nov. 2025
This means Google Drive will attempt to convert the PDF into an editable document, preserving the fonts and layouts as much as possible.
—David Nield, Popular Science, 26 Nov. 2025
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Noun
The customization process starts with picking your suitcase size, color (black, blue, or red), choosing one of the three fonts, and deciding on the text style.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 4 Dec. 2025
The New Yorker loves and fetishizes its traditions (the monocled fop Eustace Tilley, that stately but sensual Adobe Caslon font), but the magazine’s ultimate tradition is cutting through the scrim of contemporary noise to look reality in the eye, presenting it to the reader with a no-fuss vibrance.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 1 Dec. 2025
The Times had a slightly bigger building, with a bigger sign, neon red, in the logo’s blocky gothic font.
—Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 29 Nov. 2025
This means Google Drive will attempt to convert the PDF into an editable document, preserving the fonts and layouts as much as possible.
—David Nield, Popular Science, 26 Nov. 2025
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“Font.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/font. Accessed 5 Dec. 2025.
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font
1 of 2 noun1
: a basin for baptismal or holy water
2
font
2 of 2 noun
: an assortment of type or characters all of one size and style
Etymology
Noun
Old English font "basin for holy water," derived from Latin font-, fons "fountain, spring" — related to fountain
Noun
from early French fonte "act of casting metal," derived from Latin fundere "to pour melted metal into a mold" — related to found entry 3, founder entry 2
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