# fount

> English word · Noun · IPA /faʊnt/ · frequency rank #68,228

## Definitions
1. Synonym of fountain (“a natural source of water”); a spring.
2. A device from which poultry may drink; a waterer.
3. That from which something proceeds; an origin, a source.

## Etymology
Clipping of fountain, on the pattern of the pair mount, mountain.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/fount