fact

fact

noun \ˈfakt\

: something that truly exists or happens : something that has actual existence

: a true piece of information

Full 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

Rhymes with FACT

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