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noun
The state or quality of being factual.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: facticity, factualness
Antonyms: none provided
noun
That which is factual.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: facticity
Antonyms: none provided
noun
the quality of being actual or based on fact
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: factualness
Antonyms: counterfactuality
Broader terms: quality
History
Etymology tree English factual Proto-Indo-European *-teh2 Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh2ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English factuality From factual + -ity.
Across languages
8 source translations are retained for this English entry.
