Fountain Of Youth (Noun)
Meaning
A fountain described in folk tales as able to make people young again; "Ponce de Leon discovered Florida while searching for the Fountain of Youth".
Classification
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made).
Examples
- According to local legend, the village's magical spring was said to be the fountain of youth, granting eternal vitality to all who bathed in its waters.
- The explorer spent his entire life searching for a mythical source, a fountain of youth he believed would cure the world of its age-old affliction.
- A Spanish conquistador died searching for a fabled fountain of youth that, in theory, could have reversed the aging process and healed his failing body.
- From centuries of folklore to modern-day hoaxes, countless people have been duped into believing that they had found a true fountain of youth.
- Many generations later, rumors of a hidden fountain of youth continued to spread throughout the island's remote communities, inciting debates about its validity.