font

«font» in Mova's school dictionary: A set of letters and numbers in one design and size, such… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (a font, fonts)

meaning for a pupil

1) (computers) A set of letters and numbers in one design and size, such as Arial or Times New Roman. tree →

2) (church) A large stone or wooden basin in a church that holds the water for baptism. tree →

3) (formal) A source of something: «a font of knowledge» (also «fount»). tree →

sense in the lessons

In school ICT lessons pupils choose a font, font size and colour for their work. In church life babies are baptised at the font, usually near the church door. Phrases: «font size», «change the font», «bold font», «the baptismal font», «a font of wisdom».

examples

• Change the font to make the title bigger. tree →
• Use font size 14 for your story. tree →
• The baby was baptised at the font. tree →
• The old stone font is the oldest thing in the church. tree →
• Comic Sans is a fun font. tree →
• Grandma is a font of knowledge about birds. tree →

note

Countable. Two separate meanings come from two old words. «A font of knowledge» and «a fount of knowledge» are both used. In computers a «typeface» is the design and a «font» is strictly one size and style, but most people use them the same.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «font» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.