font
/fɔnt/
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Definition
- Noun:
- A basin for baptismal water: A font is a large, often stone, bowl in a church that holds water used for baptism.
- A specific size and style of type within a type family: In printing and computing, a font is a complete set of characters (letters, numbers, symbols) in a particular design, size, and weight.
Examples
Noun (Baptismal basin): The baby was baptized at the marble font near the entrance of the cathedral.The ancient stone font dates back to the 12th century.
Noun (Type style): Please change the document's font to Times New Roman.This website uses a clean, modern font for better readability.
Advanced Usage
- "Font of knowledge/wisdom": A person or thing that is a rich source of information or inspiration. (This is a metaphorical extension from the "source" meaning).
Variants and Related Words
- Fount (noun, chiefly British): An archaic or poetic variant for "font," meaning a source or spring. It is also sometimes used interchangeably with the printing "font."
- Fontanel (noun): A soft spot on a baby's skull. (This is a related medical term, sharing the etymological root meaning "little fountain").
- Typeface (noun): The overall design of a set of characters (e.g., Helvetica, Garamond). A is a specific implementation of a (e.g., Helvetica Bold 12pt).
Synonyms
- Baptismal font: basin, stoup.
- Type font: typeface, fount, character set.
Related Phrases
- Sans-serif font: A typeface without small projecting features (serifs) at the end of strokes (e.g., Arial, Calibri).
- Serif font: A typeface with serifs (e.g., Times New Roman, Georgia).
- Fixed-width font: A font where every character occupies the same horizontal space (e.g., Courier).
Noun
- bowl for baptismal water
- a specific size and style of type within a type family