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fountain vs water fountain

water fountain vs fountain

fountain and water fountain both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
fountain Yes No No No
water fountain Yes No No No
As nouns, water fountain is a hyponym of fountain; that is, water fountain is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than fountain:
  • fountain: a structure from which an artificially produced jet of water arises
  • water fountain: a public fountain to provide a jet of drinking water
Other hyponyms of fountain include bubbler, drinking fountain.
fountain (noun) water fountain (noun)
a plumbing fixture that provides a flow of water a public fountain to provide a jet of drinking water
an artificially produced flow of water
a structure from which an artificially produced jet of water arises
a natural flow of ground water
Difference between fountain and water fountain

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