noun
a fountain described in folk tales as able to make people young again
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Ponce de Leon discovered Florida while searching for the Fountain of Youth
• Hypernyms: ↑spring, ↑fountain, ↑outflow, ↑outpouring, ↑natural spring
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a fabled spring whose waters were supposed to restore health and youth, sought in the Bahamas and Florida by Ponce de León, Narváez, De Soto, and others.
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Fountain of Youth,
a legendary spring whose waters were supposed to cure any sickness and restore youth. It was sought in the West Indies and Florida by Ponce de León and other explorers.
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noun, pl fountains of youth [count]
1 or Fountain of Youth in stories and legends : a fountain with magic water
◇ According to legend, anyone who drinks water from the Fountain of Youth will live forever.
2 : a source of the kind of energy or health that young people usually have
Exercise is good for you, but it's not a perfect fountain of youth.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.