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factuality en · NOUN

Etymology

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.

Meanings

  1. (countable, uncountable) The state or quality of being factual.
  2. (countable, uncountable) That which is factual.
    • Just as fiction can limn truths beyond the grasp of factuality, Professor Nazemis' act of guerrilla theater, which he recounted last week in a telephone interview, attested to the exasperation of countless teachers and professors in the computer era. 2007 November 7, Samuel G. Freedman, “New Class(room) War: Teacher vs. Technology”, in New York Times:

Forms

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factualities Number=Plur lexicographic

Coordinates

factiveness · factivity

Relateds

factually

Synonyms

facticity · factualness · facticity

Translations (8)

es facticidad (state or quality of being factual) · fi todellisuus (that which is factual) · cs faktičnost (state or quality of being factual) · hu tényszerűség (state or quality of being factual) · fi tosiasiallisuus (state or quality of being factual) · pt factualidade (state or quality of being factual) · cmn 真实性 (state or quality of being factual) · fi faktuaalisuus (state or quality of being factual)