footstone
- noun
- /ˈfutˌstoʊn/
- Archaic
:
fundamento
- Trust is the footstone upon which their friendship was built.
Examples
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Respect for others is the footstone of a harmonious community.
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Honesty serves as the footstone for successful business relationships.
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Valuable bent and swept Luvenia's footstone clean.
Fiction book (1999)
Synonyms
182
3.5
The basic ideas and facts that support a belief, plan, or system
97
3.5
A basic idea that people build other things on
46
5.3
A very important idea or part that something depends on
37
4.2
An important idea or thing that other things depend on
22
2.7
An important rule or idea that forms the base for other knowledge
18
4.2
The basic principles that support a system, idea, or group
15
7.5
A way to judge how good or true something is
12
5.0
A basic support or principle that something depends on
1
9.4
A basic idea that something is built on
A basic idea or starting point that explains other things
How Fundamental
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Footstone combines foot ('base') and stone ('rock' or 'support'), so in a figurative way it means a basic idea or 'foundation' that supports something — like how a real footstone marks the base of a grave and is similar to a cornerstone.