'Fundament' definitions:
Definition of 'fundament'
(from WordNet)
noun
The fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained; "the whole argument rested on a basis of conjecture" [syn: basis, base, foundation, fundament, groundwork, cornerstone]
noun
The fleshy part of the human body that you sit on; "he deserves a good kick in the butt"; "are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?" [syn: buttocks, nates, arse, butt, backside, bum, buns, can, fundament, hindquarters, hind end, keister, posterior, prat, rear, rear end, rump, stern, seat, tail, tail end, tooshie, tush, bottom, behind, derriere, fanny, ass]
noun
Lowest support of a structure; "it was built on a base of solid rock"; "he stood at the foot of the tower" [syn: foundation, base, fundament, foot, groundwork, substructure, understructure]
Definition of 'Fundament'
From: GCIDE
- Fundament \Fun"da*ment\, n. [OE. fundament, fundement, fondement, OF. fundement, fondement, F. fondement, fr. L. fundamentum foundation, fr. fundare to lay the bottom, to found, fr. fundus bottom. See Fund.]
- 1. Foundation. [Obs.] --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
- 2. The part of the body on which one sits; the buttocks; specifically (Anat.), the anus. --Hume. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'fundament'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- backside,
- base,
- basement,
- basis,
- beam,
- bearing wall,
- bed,
- bedding,
- bedrock,
- behind,
- belly,
- bottom,
- bottom side,
- breech,
- buttocks,
- derriere,
- downside,
- floor,
- flooring,
- fond,
- footing,
- foundation,
- fundamental,
- ground,
- grounds,
- groundwork,
- hardpan,
- lower side,
- lowest layer,
- lowest level,
- nether side,
- nethermost level,
- pavement,
- posterior,
- principle,
- radical,
- rear,
- riprap,
- rock bottom,
- rudiment,
- rump,
- seat,
- sill,
- solid ground,
- solid rock,
- stereobate,
- stylobate,
- substratum,
- substruction,
- substructure,
- terra firma,
- underbelly,
- underbuilding,
- undercarriage,
- undergirding,
- underlayer,
- underneath,
- underpinning,
- underside,
- understruction,
- understructure
Words containing 'Fundament'
- Fundamental,
- Fundamentally,
- fundamentalism,
- fundamentals,
- Fundamental bass,
- Fundamental chord,
- Fundamental colors,
- fundamental analysis,
- fundamental frequency,
- fundamental interaction,
- fundamental law,
- fundamental measure,
- fundamental particle,
- fundamental principle,
- fundamental quantity,
- fundamental research,
- fundamentals analysis