51Թ

Advertisement

Advertisement

View synonyms for

font

1

[ font ]

noun

  1. a receptacle, usually of stone, as in a baptistery or church, containing the water used in baptism.
  2. a receptacle for holy water; stoup.
  3. a productive source:

    The book is a font of useful tips for travelers.

  4. the reservoir for oil in a lamp.
  5. Archaic. a fountain.


font

2

[ font ]

noun

Printing.
  1. a complete assortment of type of one style and size.

font

1

/ ɒԳ /

noun

    1. a large bowl for baptismal water, usually mounted on a pedestal
    2. a receptacle for holy water
  1. the reservoir for oil in an oil lamp
  2. archaic.
    a fountain or well
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

font

2

/ ɒԳ /

noun

  1. printing a complete set of type of one style and size Also calledfount
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Discover More

Derived Forms

  • ˈڴDzԳٲ, adjective
Discover More

51Թ History and Origins

Origin of font1

First recorded before 1000; Middle English; Old English font, fant, from Latin font-, stem of ōԲ “baptismal font, spring, fountain”

Origin of font2

First recorded in 1570–80; from Middle French fonte, from Vulgar Latin funditus (unrecorded) “a pouring, molding, casting,” verbal noun from Latin fundere “to pour”; found 3
Discover More

51Թ History and Origins

Origin of font1

Old English, from Church Latin fons , from Latin: fountain

Origin of font2

C16: from Old French fonte a founding, casting, from Vulgar Latin funditus (unattested) a casting, from Latin fundere to melt; see found ³
Discover More

Example Sentences

Examples have not been reviewed.

The title, the cover, the font — they’re all rather effective bait.

From

Lost’s “Mayhem” logo, like the logo on Gaga’s “Mayhem” album and other merchandise, arcs slightly, and both feature a scruffy, irregular font suggesting, well, mayhem.

From

It’s serviceable, invisible, and he adds a few stylistic quirks, like the broken-bone tally in a childish font or a few animated sequences in order to represent how Austin “sees” the world.

From

The album cover is a plain green square, with the word "brat" printed in a deliberately low-resolution Arial font.

From

He said it would introduce a host of new requirements for labels attached to chemical products, including new minimum font sizes and rules around spacing, making current labels unusable for the majority of products.

From

Advertisement

Related 51Թs

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement


fons et origoFontainebleau