NYT Dictionary

FACTICITY

/fækˈtɪsɪti/
NounFACT-i-ci-tyfact-i-ci-ty · 4 syllablesAdvanced/Professional

Accepted in official NYT Spelling Bee puzzle years: 2020, 2022, 2026

Meaning

The quality or state of being a fact.

Etymology

Origin: German

From fact + -icity, possibly modelled on German Faktizität which first appeared in the writings of the German philosopher Johann Gottlieb Fichte (1762–1814).

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

factualityfactualnessdaseinthrownnessgivenaxiompostulate

NYT Puzzle Appearances

Accepted in 1 recorded puzzle:

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