factiness

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Etymology[edit]

facty +‎ -ness

Noun[edit]

factiness (uncountable)

  1. The state of being full of, or solely concerned with, facts
    • 1879, John Muir, Letters to a Friend‎[1], published 1915, page 128:
      He is a most cordial lover of purity and truth, but the angular factiness of his pursuits has kept him at too cold a distance from the spirit world.

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