fountainhead
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8.7
- noun
- /ˈfaʊntɪnˌhɛd/
- Formal
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- The city has long been a fountainhead of cultural movements that shape our understanding of art and society.
- fountainhead of free ideas
- fountainhead of free
And really the the The Fountainhead of so much of greatness has occurred here.
- And really the the The Fountainhead of so much of greatness has occurred here.
- And we read that Greek sage, The Fountainhead of all philosophy, had been sent down to men to teach them all things that can be known.
Examples
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The Lady, as we well know, is the fountainhead of artistic intuition, eloquence, and imagination.
Fiction book (1995) -
I was particularly smitten with her libertarian treatises and with her novel, The Fountainhead.
Blog text (25) -
I first read The Fountainhead at age 14, before I had any sort of political opinion or association.
Blog text (32) -
... the free university, historically the fountainhead of free ideas and scientific discovery, has experienced a revolution in the conduct of research.
Academic text (1996) -
Human rights achieved a prominent place in the U.N. Charter, the fountainhead of a new international law of human rights.
Academic text (1990) -
The weight of both direct and circumstantial evidence pointing to Islamic civilization as a fountainhead of European art has steadily increased.
Academic text (1997) -
As for myself, I savored and enjoyed reading "The Fountainhead" and "Atlas Shrugged."
Blog text (2) -
The university is often regarded as a fountainhead of innovative research and groundbreaking ideas.
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Her book became a fountainhead of inspiration for many young writers seeking their own voices.
Synonyms
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A large source of useful things like ideas
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7.2
A source of many ideas or strong feelings
A main source of new ideas and solutions
A source that gives many new creative ideas
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Etymology
Fountainhead is made of fountain ('spring' or source) and head ('top' or source), which gives the strong image of something that pours out. So we call a person, place, or time a fountainhead when it is the original, rich source of ideas or inspiration.