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
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.
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Will Self, Harper's Magazine, 23 Nov. 2021
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.
—Evan Kindley, The New York Review of Books, 16 Feb. 2023
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
Will Self, Harper's Magazine, 23 Nov. 2021
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.
—Evan Kindley, The New York Review of Books, 16 Feb. 2023
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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The passage of time may increase the anguish of self-examination, but the search for truth is always worth the cost.—
Gary Knight,
Rolling Stone,
1 Aug. 2025
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But when the pair begin to realize their casual love affair is far more meaningful than a fling, complications and hard, hidden truths bubble to the surface that affect both of their futures.—
Courtney Howard,
Variety,
1 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Some agency officials have voiced concerns about the accuracy of the tool’s legal interpretations.—
James Broughel,
Forbes.com,
28 July 2025
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So far, measurements have found no difference between the two to an accuracy of 1.5 parts in a billion.—
Clara Moskowitz,
Scientific American,
28 July 2025
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“Facticity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/facticity. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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