as in truth
agreement with fact or reality
the facticity of the information is not at issue; it's whether something so private should ever be made public
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Recent Examples of facticity
This new discipline borrowed features from philology and belles lettres—period specialization and close reading, respectively—but abjured their emphasis on facticity and appreciation in favor of a new goal: interpretation.
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Evan Kindley, The New York Review of Books, 16 Feb. 2023
Caruth’s determination to cleave simultaneously to the idea both that the traumatic memory is the only historic fact the individual possesses and that this facticity remains incapable of adequate representation is paradoxical bordering on the perverse.
—Will Self, Harper's Magazine, 23 Nov. 2021
Conversant with digital media — iPhone animation, in Ms. Sillman’s case — yet committed to the facticity of paint.
—Jason Farago, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2020
An effective story must have the unity and lyricism of a poem while giving the comforting facticity of a novel.
—Deborah Treisman, The New Yorker, 27 Apr. 2020
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, 16 Aug. 2017
Evan Kindley, The New York Review of Books, 16 Feb. 2023
Caruth’s determination to cleave simultaneously to the idea both that the traumatic memory is the only historic fact the individual possesses and that this facticity remains incapable of adequate representation is paradoxical bordering on the perverse.
—Will Self, Harper's Magazine, 23 Nov. 2021
Conversant with digital media — iPhone animation, in Ms. Sillman’s case — yet committed to the facticity of paint.
—Jason Farago, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2020
An effective story must have the unity and lyricism of a poem while giving the comforting facticity of a novel.
—Deborah Treisman, The New Yorker, 27 Apr. 2020
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, 16 Aug. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for facticity
Noun
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If choosing between communicating a less impressive truth versus a more sparkling illusion, keep it real and build credibility.—
Magi Helena,
Dallas Morning News,
4 Feb. 2026
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Together, these disputes reflect a broader uncertainty about truth, accuracy, and the obligations of the documentary form.—
Debbie Millman,
Time,
4 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Everyday Health follows strict sourcing guidelines to ensure the accuracy of its content, outlined in our editorial policy.—
Emily Kay Votruba,
EverydayHealth.com,
3 Feb. 2026
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Teams would select for accuracy and work harder to hone it.—
Hannah Keyser,
CNN Money,
3 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Siddiqsons is seeing success with Axson Cryo—a fabric Abbas Jan, the mill’s director of sales and marketing, said offers brands a balance of authenticity, comfort and process innovation.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
26 Jan. 2026
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Finalists were required to provide original image files during the final judging stage to verify the authenticity of their work and confirm that no AI tools were used in the creation of the images.—
Cecilia Rodriguez,
Forbes.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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“Facticity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/facticity. Accessed 9 Feb. 2026.
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