Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fountain of youth

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.85 in modern English

Syllables: foun-tain of y-outh
IPA

27

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Anything reputed to have the power to restore health and vitality or to restore a youthful appearance.

name

A legendary spring of water with the magical property of restoring youth and health to those who bathe or drink from it.

Example Sentences

"Just watching the advertisement, you'd think the face cream was a fountain of youth."
"Who has not known some even-tempered old man or woman who seemed to have drunk of the fountain of youth?"
"Injections of hGH have become increasingly popular as a virtual “rejuvenator” or “fountain of youth.”"

Inflected Forms

fountains of youth (plural) the Fountain of Youth (canonical)

Phrases

elixir of life philosopher's stone

Frequently Paired Words

elixir of life philosopher's stone

Questions

What does fountain of youth mean?: Anything reputed to have the power to restore health and vitality or to restore a youthful appearance.

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