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Wellspring

noun/wˈɛlspɹɪŋ/
Definition
the source of water for a well
an abundant source
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/wˈɛlspɹɪŋ/
🇬🇧British English
/wˈɛlspɹɪŋ/
🇮🇳Indian English
/wˈɛlspɹɪŋ/
2 syllables Say it as /wˈɛlspɹɪŋ/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Parts of Speech
nounthe source of water for a well
nounan abundant source
“she was a well of information”
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Quelle
die Wasserquelle für einen Brunnen
🇫🇷French
source
la source d'eau pour un puits
🇪🇸Spanish
fuente
la fuente de agua para un pozo
🇮🇹Italian
sorgente
la fonte d'acqua per un pozzo
🇳🇱Dutch
bron
de waterbron voor een put
🇵🇹Portuguese
fonte
a fonte de água para um poço
🇷🇺Russian
источник
источник воды для колодца
India
🇮🇳Hindi
स्रोत
एक कुएं के लिए पानी का स्रोत
🇧🇩Bengali
স্প্রিং
একটি কূপের পানির উৎস
🇮🇳Tamil
கிணறு
கிணற்றுக்கான நீர் ஆதாரம்
🇮🇳Telugu
బావిబుగ్గ
బావికి నీటి వనరు
🇮🇳Marathi
विहिरी
विहिरीसाठी पाण्याचा स्रोत
🇮🇳Gujarati
કુવાઓ
કૂવા માટે પાણીનો સ્ત્રોત
🇮🇳Kannada
ಬಾವಿಯ ಚಿಲುಮೆ
ಬಾವಿಗೆ ನೀರಿನ ಮೂಲ
🇮🇳Malayalam
കിണർസ്പ്രിംഗ്
ഒരു കിണറിനുള്ള ജലത്തിൻ്റെ ഉറവിടം
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਖੂਹ
ਇੱਕ ਖੂਹ ਲਈ ਪਾਣੀ ਦਾ ਸਰੋਤ
🇵🇰Urdu
چشمہ
کنویں کے لیے پانی کا ذریعہ
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
源泉
井水的来源
🇯🇵Japanese
源泉
井戸の水源
🇰🇷Korean
원천
우물의 물 공급원
🇻🇳Vietnamese
nguồn suối
nguồn nước cho giếng
🇹🇭Thai
บ่อน้ำพุ
แหล่งน้ำสำหรับบ่อน้ำ
🇮🇩Indonesian
mata air
sumber air untuk sumur
🇵🇭Filipino
balon
ang pinagmumulan ng tubig para sa isang balon
🇲🇾Malay
mata air telaga
sumber air untuk perigi
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
نبع
مصدر المياه للبئر
🇮🇷Persian
چشمه چاه
منبع آب برای چاه
🇹🇷Turkish
kaynak
kuyu için su kaynağı
🇮🇱Hebrew
מָקוֹר לֹא אַכזָב
מקור המים לבאר
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'wellspring'?
The primary meaning of 'wellspring' is 'the source of water for a well'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'wellspring' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'wellspring' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'wellspring' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'wellspring' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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