fountainhead
Spring's point emergence
A fountainhead is the source of a stream or river—where water springs from the ground.
By extension, it means the primary source or origin of anything: She was the fountainhead of the reform movement.
The word suggests not just a beginning but an originating force that continues to supply what flows from it.
Point of creation
- beginningInitial stage of something
- inceptionFounding moment
- birthComing into the world
- rootUnderground absorbing structure
foundation · wellspring · commencement · dawn · outset · seedbed · provenance · nascence
Think deeply about
- visionaryImaginative planner of futures
- geniusPerson of rare brilliance
- epiphanySudden profound insight
- sparkTiny fiery particle
catalyst · stimulus · insight · enlightenment · eureka · breakthrough · ideation · flash
Currency of South Africa
- objectivismBelief in external truths
- individualismDoctrine of personal independence
- novelNew and unusual
- architectBuilding design professional
philosophy · idealism · protagonist · Dominique · ambition · integrity
Early explorer or settler
- trailblazerFirst to forge ahead
- founderOne who begins something
- originatorOne who initiates
- architectBuilding design professional
mastermind · progenitor · innovator · pathfinder · luminary · forerunner · patriarch · matriarch
Primary source of something
- aquiferGroundwater-bearing geological formation
- artesianGroundwater under natural pressure
- upwellingDeep water rising surfaceward
- groundwaterWater in underground rock
genesis
Point of creation
root · foundation · wellspring · commencement · dawn · outset · seedbed · provenance · nascence · cradle
muse
Think deeply about
- visionaryImaginative planner of futures
- geniusPerson of rare brilliance
- epiphanySudden profound insight
spark · catalyst · stimulus · insight · enlightenment · eureka · breakthrough · ideation · flash · originality
Rand
Currency of South Africa
- objectivismBelief in external truths
- individualismDoctrine of personal independence
- novelNew and unusual
architect · philosophy · idealism · protagonist · Dominique · ambition · integrity
pioneer
Early explorer or settler
- trailblazerFirst to forge ahead
- founderOne who begins something
- originatorOne who initiates
architect · mastermind · progenitor · innovator · pathfinder · luminary · forerunner · patriarch · matriarch · standard-bearer
wellspring
Primary source of something
- aquiferGroundwater-bearing geological formation
- artesianGroundwater under natural pressure
- upwellingDeep water rising surfaceward
groundwater · emergence · seepage · outflow
- motivatorsmotivator, rewards, ambition, incentive, incentives
- sourcesbook, encyclopedia, journals, magazine, newspapers
fountainheadterminus
Final destination point
endpoint · conclusion · mouth · destination · termination
fountainheadtributary
Stream entering larger river
offshoot · branch · derivative · byproduct · outgrowth
fountainheaddeath
Cessation of life
demise · extinction · end · expiration · annihilation