A Topical Dictionary: Search for factual

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English

Pronunciation

An audio transcript can be found at en-us-factual.ogg

Etymology

From fact and -al (like actual).

Adjective

factual

Of or characterised by or consisting of facts.

Related terms

Translations

Chinese: 事實, 事实
Dutch: feitelijk
Finnish: todellinen, tosiasia|tosiasioihin perustua|perustuva
French: effectif , effective , factuel , factuelle
German: faktisch (1), auf Tatsachen beruhend (1)

Greek: πραγματικός , πραγματική , πραγματικό
Italian: effettivo , effettiva
Japanese: 事実上の
Korean: 사실
Spanish: efectivo , efectiva

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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English factual \fac"tu*al\ (f[a^]k*t[-u]"al), a.
1. of or pertaining to facts; as, factual inaccuracies. [R.]
[1913 Webster]

2. containing only facts (as contrasted with opinions or
speculations); as, a factual report.
[PJC]

WordNet factual
adj 1: of the nature of fact; having actual existence; "rocks and
trees...the actual world"; "actual heroism"; "the
actual things that produced the emotion you
experienced" [syn: actual]
2: of or relating to or characterized by facts; "factual
considerations"
3: existing in fact whether with lawful authority or not; "de
facto segregation is as real as segration imposed by law";
"a de facto state of war" [syn: de facto, actual]
[ant: de jure]
4: based on fact; "factual accuracy"; "a factual account"
5: characterized by fact; "the factual aspects of the case"

Moby Dictionary
absolute , accurate , actual , adducible , admissible ,
admitting no question , ascertained , attestative , attested ,
attestive , authentic , authenticated , based on , bona fide ,
categorically true , certain , certified , circumstantial , conclusive ,
confirmable , confirmed , convincing , correct , corroborated ,
cumulative , damning , de facto , decisive , demonstrable ,
demonstratable , demonstrated , determinative , determined ,
documentary , documented , effectual , established , evidential ,
evidentiary , ex parte , eye-witness , faithful , final , firsthand ,
for real , founded on , genuine , grounded on , hard , hearsay ,
historical , honest-to-God , implicit , inappealable , incontestable ,
incontrovertible , indicative , indisputable , indubitable ,
irrefragable , irrefutable , irresistible , legitimate , material ,
not in error , nuncupative , objective , objectively true ,
overwhelming , positive , precise , presumptive , probative , provable ,
proved , real , realistic , reliable , self-evident , significant ,
straightforward , substantial , substantiated , suggestive , sure ,
sure-enough , symptomatic , telling , testable , true , true as gospel ,
true to life , truthful , unanswerable , unbiased , unconfutable ,
unconfuted , undeniable , undenied , undistorted , undoubted ,
unerroneous , unexaggerated , unfallacious , unfalse , unimpeachable ,
unmistaken , unprejudiced , unquestionable , unrefutable , unrefuted ,
unvarnished , valid , validated , veracious , verifiable , verified ,
veritable , weighty