foundation meaning and definition

FOUNDATION noun

Definition of foundation (noun)

1. the basis on which something is grounded
   • "there is little foundation for his objections"
2. an institution supported by an endowment
3. lowest support of a structure
   • "it was built on a base of solid rock"; "he stood at the foot of the tower"
   • synonyms: base, foot, fundament, groundwork, substructure, understructure
4. education or instruction in the fundamentals of a field of knowledge
   • "he lacks the foundation necessary for advanced study"; "a good grounding in mathematics"
   • synonyms: grounding
5. the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained
   • "the whole argument rested on a basis of conjecture"
   • synonyms: base, basis, cornerstone, fundament, groundwork
6. a woman's undergarment worn to give shape to the contours of the body
   • synonyms: foundation garment
7. the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new
   • "she looked forward to her initiation as an adult"; "the foundation of a new scientific society"
   • synonyms: creation, founding, initiation, innovation, instauration, institution, introduction, origination