Wellspring Meaning in English

word

US

ˈwɛɫsˌpɹɪŋ

WEL-spring

UK

wˈɛlspɹɪŋ

WEL-spring

التعريف

A source of a river or stream, or a main source of something valuable like ideas or inspiration.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

More common in literary or formal English. Often used metaphorically, as in 'a wellspring of creativity.' Not typically used for everyday physical water sources—use 'spring' for that. Common collocations: 'wellspring of inspiration,' 'wellspring of hope.'

• Spanish: fuente (de agua o de inspiración)
• Portuguese (BR): fonte (de água ou de inspiração)
• Portuguese (PT): fonte (de água ou de inspiração)
• Chinese (Simplified): 源泉 (水源或灵感来源)
• Chinese (Traditional): 源泉 (水源或靈感來源)
• Hindi: स्रोत (जल या प्रेरणा का)
• Arabic: منبع (ماء أو إلهام)
• Bengali: উৎস - মূল উৎস
• Russian: источник - исток (реки)
• Japanese: 源泉
• Vietnamese: nguồn - nguồn suối
• Korean: 원천
• Turkish: kaynak - memba
• Urdu: منبع - سر چشمہ
• Indonesian: sumber - mata air

جمل نموذجية

This river begins at a natural wellspring.

basic

The book is a wellspring of information.

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Kindness can be a wellspring of happiness.

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Her imagination is a true wellspring of creativity.

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Travel has always been a wellspring of new ideas for me.

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Support from friends acted as a wellspring of hope during tough times.

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