factual

English

Etymology

From fact and -al (improperly formed, after analogy of actual).

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈfæk(t)ʃuəl/

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Adjective

factual (comparative more factual, superlative most factual)

1. Of or characterised by or consisting of facts.

Derived terms

Terms derived from factual

• contrafactual
• counterfactual
• factualism
• factualist
• factuality
• factualize
• factually
• factualness

• factual relativism
• multifactual
• nonfactual
• non-factual
• post-factual
• prefactual
• semifactual
• unfactual

Related terms

• fact
• counterfactual
• de facto

Translations

of facts

• Bulgarian: факти́чески (bg) (faktíčeski), действи́телен (bg) (dejstvítelen)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 事實 (zh), 事实 (zh) (shìshí)

• Czech: faktický (cs)
• Dutch: feitelijk (nl)
• Finnish: todellinen (fi), tosiasioihin perustuva, tosiasiallinen (fi), asiapitoinen
• French: effectif (fr), factuel (fr)
• Georgian: ფაქტიური (pakṭiuri)
• German: faktisch (de), sachlich (de), auf Tatsachen beruhend
• Greek: πραγματικός (el) (pragmatikós)

• Italian: effettivo (it) m, effettiva (it) f, fattuale
• Japanese: 事実上の (じじつじょう, jijitsujō no)
• Korean: 사실의 (ko) (sasir-ui)
• Kyrgyz: фактыларга негизделген (ky) (faktılarga negizdelgen), чыныгы (ky) (çınıgı), актуалдуу (ky) (aktualduu)
• Portuguese: factual, fatual
• Romanian: efectiv (ro), faptic (ro)
• Russian: факти́ческий (ru) (faktíčeskij), действи́тельный (ru) (dejstvítelʹnyj)
• Spanish: efectivo (es), fáctico, factual (es)
• Yiddish: פֿאַקטיש‎ (faktish)

Further reading

• factual in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• factual in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911

Anagrams

• caul fat

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Portuguese

Alternative forms

• fatual

Adjective

factual m, f (plural factuais, comparable)

1. factual (consisting of facts)

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Spanish

Adjective

factual (plural factuales)

1. factual

Synonyms

• fáctico