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facticity

noun
fac·​tic·​i·​ty | \ fak-ˈti-sÉ™-tÄ“ How to pronounce facticity (audio) \

Definition of facticity

: the quality or state of being a fact
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Synonyms & Antonyms for facticity

Synonyms

factuality, sooth, trueness, truth, verity

Antonyms

falseness, falsity, untruth

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Examples of facticity in a Sentence

the facticity of the information is not at issue; it's whether something so private should ever be made public

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 Molina seems to be trying to prove a point here, something about what can be lost by emphasizing the facticity and evidentiary value of archival research. — Jacob Silverman, New Republic, "Can A Historical Novel Be Too Deeply Researched?," 16 Aug. 2017

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First Known Use of facticity

1869, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for facticity

fact + -icity (as in authenticity), perhaps after German Faktizität

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