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View usage for: wellspring in British English (ˈwɛlˌsprɪŋ) noun1. the source of a spring or stream; fountainhead 2. a source of continual or abundant supply Word origin Old English welspryng, wylspring; see well2, springwellspring in American English (ˈwɛlˌsprɪŋ) noun1. the source of a stream, spring, etc.; fountainhead 2. a source of abundant and continual supply a wellspring of knowledge Examples of 'wellspring' in a sentencewellspring Synonyms of 'wellspring'fountainhead, source, origin, fount supply, well, fund, source More Synonyms of wellspring Definition a source of abundant supply Nature has always been the wellspring of her art. Synonyms fountainhead fount wellhead Additional synonymsDefinition a supply or store of something He has an extraordinary fund of energy. Synonyms store, stock, source, supply, mine, reserve, treasury, vein, reservoir, accumulation, hoard, repositoryDefinition a profitable source or abundant supply a mine of information Synonyms source, store, fund, stock, supply, reserve, treasury, wealth, abundance, hoardDefinition the point, source, or event from which something develops theories about the origin of life Synonyms beginning, start, birth, source, launch, foundation, creation, dawning, early stages, emergence, outset, starting point, onset, genesis, initiation, inauguration, inception, font (poetic), commencement, fountain, fount, origination, fountainhead, mainspringNearby words ofwellspring - well-timed
- well-to-do
- well-worn
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- welt
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Additional synonymsHe was the repository of all important information. Synonyms storehouse, fund, mine, oracleDefinition something kept back or set aside for future use The country's reserves of petrol are running very low. Synonyms store, fund, savings, stock, capital, supply, reservoir, fall-back, stockpile, hoard, backlog, cacheDefinition a large supply of something the body's short-term reservoir of energy Synonyms store, stock, source, supply, reserves, fund, pool, accumulation, stockpileDefinition the area or spring where a river or stream begins the source of the Tiber Synonyms origin, spring, fount, fountainhead, wellspring, risea man with a well of experience and insight Synonyms source, fund, mine, treasury, reservoir, storehouse, repository, fount, wellspring |