Synonyms for fountain
ˈfaʊn tnfoun·tain

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1. fountainnoun

   Synonyms:
   wellspring, fount

2. fountainnoun

   A spring, natural source of water.

   Synonyms:
   wellspring, fount

3. fountainnoun

   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.

   Synonyms:
   wellspring, fount

4. fountainnoun

   The structure from which an artificial fountain issues

   Synonyms:
   wellspring, fount

5. fountainnoun

   A reservoir from which liquid can be drawn.

   Synonyms:
   fount, wellspring

6. fountainnoun

   A source, origin of a flow (e.g. of favors, of knowledge).

   Synonyms:
   wellspring, fount

7. fountainnoun

   A juggling pattern typically done with an even number of props where each prop is caught by the same hand that thows it.

   Synonyms:
   fount, wellspring

8. fountainnoun

   A soda fountain.

   Synonyms:
   wellspring, fount

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1. fountain

   The Latin commencement is more formal than the Saxon beginning, as the verb commence, is more formal than begin. Commencement is for the most part restricted to some form of action, while beginning has no restriction, but may be applied to action, state, material, extent, enumeration, or to whatever else may be conceived of as having a first part, point, degree, etc. The letter A is at the beginning (not the commencement) of every alphabet. If we were to speak of the commencement of the Pacific Railroad, we should be understood to refer to the enterprise and its initiatory act; if we were to refer to the roadway we should say "Here is the beginning of the Pacific Railroad." In the great majority of cases begin and beginning are preferable to commence and commencement as the simple, idiomatic English words, always accurate and expressive. "In the beginning was the word," John i, 1. An origin is the point from which something starts or sets out, often involving, and always suggesting causal connection; as, the origin of evil; the origin of a nation, a government, or a family. A source is that which furnishes a first and continuous supply, that which flows forth freely or may be readily recurred to; as, the source of a river; a source of knowledge; a source of inspiration; fertile land is a source (not an origin) of wealth. A rise is thought of as in an action; we say that a lake is the source of a certain river, or that the river takes its rise from the lake. Motley wrote of "The Rise of the Dutch Republic." Fount, fountain, and spring, in their figurative senses, keep close to their literal meaning. Compare CAUSE.

   See synonyms for END.

   Synonyms:
   arising, beginning, commencement, fount, inauguration, inception, initiation, opening, origin, outset, rise, source, spring, start

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1. fountainnoun

   a structure from which an artificially produced jet of water arises

   Synonyms:
   natural spring, outflow, fount, jet, outpouring, spring

2. spring, fountain, outflow, outpouring, natural springnoun

   a natural flow of ground water

   Synonyms:
   leakage, run, leak, escape, onslaught, give, bound, discharge, springiness, springtime, efflux, spring, leap, flood, fount, gush, saltation, bounce, barrage, jet, natural spring, bombardment, overflow, leaping, outpouring, effluence, flush, outflow

3. fountain, jetnoun

   an artificially produced flow of water

   Synonyms:
   blue jet, spirt, reverse lightning, honey oil, jet-propelled plane, jet, spring, super acid, green, super C, special K, fount, natural spring, squirt, outpouring, jet plane, cat valium, outflow, spurt

4. fountain, fountnoun

   a plumbing fixture that provides a flow of water

   Synonyms:
   natural spring, case, outpouring, fount, spring, jet, typeface, outflow, face, font

Matched Categories

1. • Flow
   • Geological Formation
   • Plumbing Fixture
   • Structure

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1. fountainnoun

   Synonyms:
   spring, well, font

2. fountainnoun

   Synonyms:
   jet, JET D'EAU

3. fountainnoun

   Synonyms:
   source, original, origin, cause, first principle, fountain-head

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1. fountainnoun

   Synonyms:
   fount, spring, jet d'eau, source, fountainhead, origin, castalia

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1. List of paraphrases for "fountain":

   fontaine, trout

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1. Longfellow:

   O how wonderful is the human voice! It is indeed the organ of the soul. The intellect of man sits enshrined visibly upon his forehead and in his eye; and the heart of man is written upon his countenance. But the soul reveals itself in the voice only, as God revealed himself to the prophet in the still small voice, and in a voice from the Burning Bush. The soul of man is audible, not visible. A sound alone betrays the flowing of the eternal fountain invisible to man.

2. German Chancellor Angela Merkel:

   Two people sit by the Barcaccia fountain near almost empty Spanish Steps, in Rome on Tuesday. ( AP Photo/Andrew Medichini) Premier Giuseppe Conte on Wednesday said he will consider requests to toughen Italys already extraordinary anti-virus lockdown. Adding to its efforts, the Italian government also announced a $ 28 billion allocation to fight the outbreak on both medical and economic fronts. The first measures, expected to be outlined Friday, will support health services, the civil protection agency and the labor market. The Vittorio Emanuele shopping arcade appeared almost desert in Milan on Wednesday as Italy mulls even tighter restrictions on daily life. ( AP Photo/Luca Bruno) The World Health Organizationon Wednesdaydeclared the virus a pandemic, noting that the number of cases outside China had exploded13-fold over the past two weeks. There are now more than 118,000 cases of COVID-19 in 114 countries, with 4,291 deaths, WHO Director-GeneralTedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said. Other European nations are issuing measures to slow down and control the spread of the virus, and provide a cushion for the economic shock of the outbreak. Spain Spains coronavirus cases have surpassed 2,000, with roughly half of them in the Madrid region, where two-thirds of the countrys 47 virus-related deaths have occurred, the Health Ministry said Wednesday. The number of cases saw a 60 percent increase since Tuesday. United States TOURISTS QUARANTINED IN SPANISH HOTEL AFTER TESTING POSITIVE FOR CORONAVIRUS : HEALTH OFFICIALS Madrids fatalities are high because much of the contagion there is taking place in nursing homes, said Fernando Simn, director of Spains health emergency center. Empty shelves are seen in a supermarket as people begin to stock up on provisions in Madrid on Tuesday. ( AP Photo/Manu Fernandez) Schools and universities in Madrid and two northern regions have been ordered to close for two weeks to help slow the outbreaks spread. Workers were urged to telecommute to help reduce crowds on public transit. Denmark The Scandinavian country saw a 191 percent spike in Spain Spains coronavirus cases, with 90 more infections confirmed on Wednesday, for a total of at least 262. Local Denmark SEES FIRST CORONAVIRUS CASE IN MAN RETURNING FROM ITALY VACATION Denmarks leaders have advised the public to avoid using public transportation, while some schools also closed, Local Denmark reported. Health officials also have advised against shaking hands, a measure that has suspended naturalization ceremonies, which require a mandatory handshake by law, The New York Times reported. Germany With at least 1,300 infections as of Wednesday, Germany so far has only three deaths a low rate that experts attributeto rapid testing as the outbreak unfolded. German Chancellor Angela Merkel issued a warning, citingexpert estimates that up to 70 percent of the population could be infected with the virus. HOW IS GERMANY CONTROLLING THE CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK ? You have to understand that if the virus is there, and the population has no immunity yet to this virus, there are no vaccines and no therapy so far, a high percentage experts say 60 to 70 percent of the population will be infected.

3. Lily Derksen:

   We simply said we would be happy to repair the fountain.

4. Chrysippus:

   Thought is the fountain of speech.

5. Lucretius:

   From the very fountain of enchantment there arises a taste of bitterness to spread anguish amongst the flowers.