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Noun
Early, as the family’s dented nepo baby, is a peculiar fount of profane insight, twisted but touchingly damaged.—Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 12 Mar. 2026 Become your own source, your own resource, the fount of your own balance and stability.—Magi Helena, Dallas Morning News, 25 Feb. 2026 Topping everything off are the extraordinary star-making debut in the title role by tenor Kang Wang — a seemingly inexhaustible fount of vocal stamina and physical mastery — and the skillful debut of conductor Carolyn Kuan.—Joshua Kosman, San Francisco Chronicle, 15 Nov. 2025 Iger proved to be a fount of knowledge about the company’s founder.—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 6 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for fount
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Etymology
Noun (1)
Middle English, from Anglo-French funte, founte, from Latin font-, fons