factualness
- noun
- /ˈfæktʃuəlnəs/
:
factualidad
- The value of folklore does not rest in its factualness.
Examples
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Debates often hinge on the factualness of evidence presented by both sides.
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He represents what he has done with such direct factualness as to make his actions not only factual but also faultless.
Academic text (2005) -
What is, what's the factualness of it that the, they're not news stations anymore.
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(I will leave for Ed to deal with the question of whether it constitutes a lie when you intentionally create ambiguity with a technique of multiple meanings well over the maturity level of the child, a technique that you know, given the immaturity of the child's mind, there is no reasonable basis for them to remain in doubt about the factualness of the matter.)
Blog text (12) -
The factualness of her claim was verified by multiple sources.
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Scientists focus on the factualness of their findings to ensure accurate conclusions.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
A fact that shows how things really are
71
4.8
A quality that shows something is real and believable to people
27
7.6
Being honest and not telling lies
26
6.5
The state of being real rather than possible
9
4.6
The quality of being true and not fake
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
4.8
Being correct or true according to the facts
1
7.3
How often a computer program's answers are accurate and not wrong
1
6.5
A quality of being true and based on real information
1
8.3
How much something is shown or said to be true
Being true and accurate about real facts
How accurate something is compared with facts or a standard
How easily something can be shown to be true
The fact that something really exists
Antonyms
How Factual
∞
2.5
87
4.3
11
7.0
288
4.8
271
2.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word factualness comes from the common word fact, which originally meant 'a thing done' or 'something that happened'. The ending -ness means 'the quality of being', so factualness is 'the quality of being based on facts', which is why we use it to talk about how true or real information is.