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a fount of wisdom

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  • (a) fount of wisdom — a fount of knowledge/wisdom/advice/ideas etc/often humorous phrase a person, organization, book etc that provides a lot of information, advice, or ideas Thesaurus: someone who is intelligent or well informedhyponym educated people and… …   Useful english dictionary

  • wisdom — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ deep, great, profound ▪ accepted, common, conventional, folk, perceived, popular, prevailing …   Collocations dictionary

  • fount — fount, font These are the traditional British and American spellings respectively of the term meaning ‘a set of printing type of one size or face’. Font is now also used in BrE, and is rapidly ousting fount. Both words are only remotely connected …   Modern English usage

  • fount — [faunt] n [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: fountain] the fount of all knowledge/wisdom etc literary the place, person, idea etc that all knowledge, ↑wisdom etc comes from …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • Fount — can refer to:* A spring or fountain (mostly literary or poetic), and thus, metaphorically, a source of something beneficial (as in fount of knowledge, wisdom etc.) * The traditional English spelling of the once Americanized (1828) font (i.e.… …   Wikipedia

  • fount — [ faunt ] noun count LITERARY a FOUNTAIN a fount of knowledge/wisdom/advice/ideas, etc. OFTEN HUMOROUS a person, organization, book etc. that provides a lot of information, advice, or ideas …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • wisdom — wis|dom [ wızdəm ] noun uncount ** 1. ) the ability to make good decisions based on knowledge and experience: The Egyptian leader was praised for his courage, wisdom, and flexibility. 2. ) knowledge that you have gained over a long period: the… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • wisdom */*/ — UK [ˈwɪzdəm] / US noun [uncountable] 1) the ability to make good decisions based on knowledge and experience The Egyptian leader was praised for his courage and wisdom. 2) knowledge that you have gained over a long period the fount of all wisdom… …   English dictionary

  • fount — UK [faʊnt] / US noun [countable] Word forms fount : singular fount plural founts literary a fountain • a fount of knowledge/wisdom/advice/ideas etc often humorous a person, organization, book etc that provides a lot of information, advice, or… …   English dictionary

  • fount — noun (C) 1 the fount of all knowledge/wisdom etc literary or humorous the place, person, idea etc that all knowledge, wisdom etc comes from; source 1 (1) 2 BrE technical a complete set of letters of one kind and size used to print books,… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • (a) fount of knowledge — a fount of knowledge/wisdom/advice/ideas etc/often humorous phrase a person, organization, book etc that provides a lot of information, advice, or ideas Thesaurus: someone who is intelligent or well informedhyponym educated people and… …   Useful english dictionary

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