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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April 20 – May 20 What truth can steady your steps right now?—
Tarot.com,
New York Daily News,
9 Apr. 2026
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Taurus April 20 – May 20 What truth can steady your steps right now?—
Tarot.com,
Baltimore Sun,
9 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Football kickers want to keep their shoulders and chest square to the ball when kicking, which ensures better accuracy.—
Shaun Goodwin,
Idaho Statesman,
8 Apr. 2026
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The league is steadfast about its accuracy.—
Ken Rosenthal,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Opposite him in the octagon is Bren Foster (Xavier Grau), a real-life martial artist and actor whose presence adds another layer of authenticity.—
Sean Sennett,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Apr. 2026
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Customers are gravitating toward pieces with authenticity and recognizable cultural references, items that feel both personal and rooted in a specific moment or aesthetic.—
Angela Velasquez,
Footwear News,
13 Apr. 2026
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“Facticity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/facticity. Accessed 15 Apr. 2026.
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