fact

fact

noun \ˈfakt\

Definition of FACT

1

: a thing done: as a obsolete : feat b : crime <accessory after the fact> c archaic : action

2

archaic : performance, doing

3

: the quality of being actual : actuality <a question of fact hinges on evidence>

4

a : something that has actual existence <space exploration is now a fact> b : an actual occurrence <prove the fact of damage>

5

: a piece of information presented as having objective reality

— in fact

: in truth

Examples of FACT

1. Rapid electronic communication is now a fact.
2. The book is filled with interesting facts and figures.
3. He did it, and that's a fact.

Origin of FACT

Latin factum, from neuter of factus, past participle of facere

First Known Use: 15th century

Related to FACT

Synonyms: actuality, factuality, materiality, reality

Antonyms: irreality, unreality

Related Words: authenticity, genuineness, truth, verity

Near Antonyms: fancy, fantasy (also phantasy), fiction, fictitiousness; dreaminess, surreality

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Rhymes with FACT

act, backed, bract, cracked, packed, pact, stacked, tact, tracked, tract