factness
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8.3
- noun
- /ˈfæktnəs/
:
veracidad
- The journalist's writing is noted for its clear factness, presenting information without bias.
- matter-of-factness
Examples
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In his presentation, the speaker emphasized the factness of the data to support his argument.
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The factness of her startling claims was evident through the extensive research she provided.
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The other problem I have with the article is the matter-of-factness of the second story.
Blog text (7) -
"It's rather a hot day," he said, trying for a note of casual matter-of-factness.
Fiction book (1992) -
"It's OK," he says with a mixture of pride and matter-of-factness.
Academic text (2011) -
"Harry spoke with a mixture of matter-of-factness and happiness, adding, "I can see him and us, too."
Fiction book (1995) -
And what remained was the bleak matter-of-factness of a man barely able to survive himself.
Fiction book (1995) -
Their forced tone of matter-of-factness only serves to heighten the growing feeling of doom.
Fiction book (1993) -
Their matter-of-factness helped to keep me calm; it even encouraged me, when they asked if I was seeing anyone at the moment, to shrug and say, "Oh, sure."
Fiction book (1997) -
More than that, though, I got to watch David Gergen, whose slow-talking matter-of-factness was kind of adorable.
Blog text (4)
Synonyms
∞
1.0
A fact that shows how things really are
27
7.6
Being honest and not telling lies
26
6.5
The state of being real rather than possible
8
3.5
A state of being accurate and matching facts or rules
3
8.4
A true idea or belief that people accept as important
1
7.3
How often a computer program's answers are accurate and not wrong
1
4.8
Being correct or true according to the facts
1
6.5
A quality of being true and based on real information
The degree to which something matches true information or real events
How accurate something is compared with facts or a standard
Antonyms
How Factual
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1.0
1
8.3
∞
1.3
818
3.3
- Literature
579
4.8
- US
74
3.9
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Factness comes from fact, meaning 'something known to be true', plus the ending -ness, which makes a quality, just like in happiness or kindness. So factness is the quality of being factual or of being presented as a fact.