source
the place where something begins, where it springs into being
How often you will meet it
Rank 2,989 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 5,471 times across 139,755 chapters — 0.003% of every word in the library.
What it means
noun
- the place where something begins, where it springs into being also: beginning, origin, root, rootage the Italian beginning of the RenaissanceJupiter was the origin of the radiation
- a document (or organization) from which information is obtained the reporter had two sources for the story
- anything that provides inspiration for later work also: seed, germ
- a facility where something is available
- a person who supplies information also: informant
- someone who originates or causes or initiates something also: generator, author he was the generator of several complaints
source in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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But the children were a source of nothing but pride to him.
Where the Blue Begins · Christopher Morley · Chapter 1
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It was an ever-palpitating interest in her hitherto monotonous life, and a source of constantly-renewed emotions.
Other People's Money · Emile Gaboriau · Chapter 1
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Secondly, the trade must be a genuine commercial source of income, the support of its inventor.
The Club of Queer Trades · G. K. (Gilbert Keith) Chesterton · Chapter 1
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It is a never failing source of communication, between places of business remotely situated from each other.
Lincoln's Inaugurals, Addresses and Letters · Abraham Lincoln · Chapter 1
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With the child of six to the student of twenty years it stands a source of delight.
Poems Every Child Should Know · Mary E. (Mary Elizabeth) [Editor] Burt · Chapter 1