Fountainhead
noun
The starting point or origin of something.
The university is considered the fountainhead of innovative ideas.
Often appears as...
- fountainhead of knowledge
- fountainhead of wisdom
Usage tips
General,Academic
noun
The starting point or origin of something.
The university is considered the fountainhead of innovative ideas.
Often appears as...
- fountainhead of knowledge
- fountainhead of wisdom
Usage tips
General,Academic
Definition 1 of 1
Pro Tip 1/3Metaphorical Use
Often used metaphorically to signify a principal source of something, not just a starting point.
His grandmother's stories were the fountainhead of his passion for writing.
Pro Tip 2/3Figurative Speech
Commonly found in figurative speech, implying a wellspring of endless inspiration or knowledge.
This library is a veritable fountainhead of historical works.
Pro Tip 3/3Academic Context
Particularly apt for academic settings where it may describe the origin of schools of thought.
Plato's Academy was the fountainhead of Western philosophy.
Pro Tip 1/3Metaphorical Use
Often used metaphorically to signify a principal source of something, not just a starting point.
His grandmother's stories were the fountainhead of his passion for writing.
Pro Tip 2/3Figurative Speech
Commonly found in figurative speech, implying a wellspring of endless inspiration or knowledge.
This library is a veritable fountainhead of historical works.
Pro Tip 3/3Academic Context
Particularly apt for academic settings where it may describe the origin of schools of thought.
Plato's Academy was the fountainhead of Western philosophy.
Pro Tip 1/3Metaphorical Use
Often used metaphorically to signify a principal source of something, not just a starting point.
His grandmother's stories were the fountainhead of his passion for writing.
Pro Tip 2/3Figurative Speech
Commonly found in figurative speech, implying a wellspring of endless inspiration or knowledge.
This library is a veritable fountainhead of historical works.
Pro Tip 3/3Academic Context
Particularly apt for academic settings where it may describe the origin of schools of thought.
Plato's Academy was the fountainhead of Western philosophy.
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Quote examples
Theodore Isaac Rubin
American Psychologist
Sometimes the routes leading to feelings of anger are so convoluted and circuitous that it takes enormous skill to discern their original source, or fountainhead. But regardless of the reason for or the source of the anger or the relative ease or complexity in perceiving either the anger or its source - everybody, but everybody, gets angry.
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Antoine de Saint-Exupery
French Writer
For true love is inexhaustible; the more you give, the more you have. And if you go to draw at the true fountainhead, the more water you draw, the more abundant is its flow.
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Robert Christgau
American Journalist
If rock criticism is to be a political calling, which has always been my angle, that's obviously not because it's a fountainhead of protest songs.
Quote examples
Theodore Isaac Rubin
American Psychologist
Sometimes the routes leading to feelings of anger are so convoluted and circuitous that it takes enormous skill to discern their original source, or fountainhead. But regardless of the reason for or the source of the anger or the relative ease or complexity in perceiving either the anger or its source - everybody, but everybody, gets angry.
Quote examples
Antoine de Saint-Exupery
French Writer
For true love is inexhaustible; the more you give, the more you have. And if you go to draw at the true fountainhead, the more water you draw, the more abundant is its flow.
Quote examples
Robert Christgau
American Journalist
If rock criticism is to be a political calling, which has always been my angle, that's obviously not because it's a fountainhead of protest songs.
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