factiness en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree English facty Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English factiness From facty + -ness.
Meanings
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(uncountable) The state of being full of, or solely concerned with, facts
He is a most cordial lover of purity and truth, but the angular factiness of his pursuits has kept him at too cold a distance from the spirit world.
1879, John Muir, Letters to a Friend, published 1915, page 128:
Relateds
truthiness · factuality · facticity