'Wellspring' definitions:
Definition of 'wellspring'
(from WordNet)
noun
The source of water for a well [syn: wellhead, wellspring]
noun
An abundant source; "she was a well of information" [syn: well, wellspring, fountainhead]
Definition of 'Wellspring'
From: GCIDE
- Wellspring \Well"spring`\, n. A fountain; a spring; a source of continual supply. [1913 Webster]
- Understanding is a wellspring of life unto him that hath it; but the instruction of fools is folly. --Prov. xvi. 22. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'wellspring'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- bonanza,
- cornucopia,
- font,
- fount,
- fountain,
- fountainhead,
- gold mine,
- headspring,
- headstream,
- headwater,
- inception,
- lode,
- mainspring,
- mine,
- origin,
- provenance,
- provenience,
- quarry,
- resource,
- riverhead,
- root,
- source,
- source of supply,
- spring,
- springhead,
- staple,
- vein,
- well,
- wellhead