fontaine — meaning in English
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English meaning
- Fontaine name A French surname meaning "fountain" or "spring."
- fount noun Synonym of fountain (“a natural source of water”); a spring.
- fountain noun A structure that shoots or sprays water, often as a decoration in a public space.
- spring noun The season between winter and summer, when plants begin to grow again.
- well adv In a good, skillful, or satisfactory way.
Senses
fontaine is used for these senses in English:
- fount (chiefly, poetic, dated, or, archaic) ; a spring. [from late 16th c.]
- fountain 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.
- fountain The structure from which an artificial fountain can issue.
- spring (astronomy) The period from the moment of vernal equinox (around March 21 in the Northern Hemisphere) to the moment of the summer solstice (around June 21); the equivalent periods reckoned in other cultures and calendars.
- well A small depression suitable for holding liquid or other objects.
fount — full definition
- noun Synonym of fountain (“a natural source of water”); a spring.
- noun A device from which poultry may drink; a waterer.
- noun That from which something proceeds; an origin, a source.