fundament

[ fuhn-duh-muhnt ]

noun

1. the buttocks.
2. the anus.
3. a base or basic principle; underlying part; foundation.

fundament

/ ˈfʌndəmənt /

noun

1. euphemistic.
   the buttocks
2. the natural features of the earth's surface, unaltered by man
3. a base or foundation, esp of a building
4. a theory, principle, or underlying basis

Word History and Origins

Origin of fundament¹

1250–1300; < Latin fundāmentum foundation; replacing Middle English fondement < Old French. See found ¹, -ment

Word History and Origins

Origin of fundament¹

C13: from Latin fundāmentum foundation, from fundāre to found ²

Example Sentences

But in the spring and autumn, it changes much more quickly, giving these seasons a more ephemeral feel that isn’t just in your head but rooted in our world’s deepest fundaments.

From Scientific American

Banks is at her least evasive in the introduction, where she argues that sociality is baked into the fundaments of life: “We may die alone but we were never born alone.”

From Washington Post

He said, “This is just another example of the BBC disappearing up its own fundament.”

From Washington Post

EU commissioner Vera Jourova had threatened Twitter with sanctions under Europe's new Digital Services Act which she said requires "the respect of media freedom and fundament rights".

From BBC

This bygone Manhattan that Tom Wolfe could only satirize in “The Bonfire of the Vanities” is the fundament to any understanding of what makes Trump tick.

From Washington Post