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
Examples of font in a Sentence
Noun (1)
a domestic diva who is a seemingly endless font of new ideas
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Becca Longmire, PEOPLE, 21 Oct. 2025
On Succession, that obsession with correctness extended to the smallest details, down to the fonts in fictional news articles and TV graphics.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 19 Oct. 2025
Google Slides also can’t match Microsoft PowerPoint’s vaster range of fonts, templates, and visual effects (complex animations and transitions, such as origami, paper airplanes, and much more).
—PC Magazine, 18 Oct. 2025
Something about the styles clash between the logo and numerals/font leaves me unsettled and upset.
—The Athletic Nhl Staff, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
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Noun
The edition is typeset with a display text that recalls vintage video game fonts.
—Becca Longmire, PEOPLE, 21 Oct. 2025
On Succession, that obsession with correctness extended to the smallest details, down to the fonts in fictional news articles and TV graphics.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 19 Oct. 2025
Google Slides also can’t match Microsoft PowerPoint’s vaster range of fonts, templates, and visual effects (complex animations and transitions, such as origami, paper airplanes, and much more).
—PC Magazine, 18 Oct. 2025
Something about the styles clash between the logo and numerals/font leaves me unsettled and upset.
—The Athletic Nhl Staff, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
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“Font.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/font. Accessed 29 Oct. 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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