English Explanatory Dictionary

fact

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Something actual as opposed to invented.
  2. Something which is real.
  3. Something concrete used as a basis for further interpretation.
  4. An objective consensus on a fundamental reality that has been agreed upon by a substantial number of experts.
  5. Information about a particular subject, especially actual conditions and/or circumstances.
  6. An individual value or measurement at the lowest level of granularity in a data warehouse.
  7. Action; the realm of action.
  8. A wrongful or criminal deed.
  9. A feat or meritorious deed.
intj
  1. Used before making a statement to introduce it as a trustworthy one.
name
  1. Initialism of Federation Against Copyright Theft.
  2. Initialism of Federation of American Consumers and Travelers.

Pronunciation

/fækt/ en-us-fact.ogg

Word forms

fact facts

Etymology

From Old French fact, from Latin factum (“an act, deed, feat, etc.”); also Medieval Latin for “state, condition, circumstance”; neuter of factus (“done or made”), perfect passive participle of faciō (“do, make”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- (“to put, place, set”). Old/Middle French later evolved it into faict and fait. Doublet of feat.

Antonyms

antonym(s) of opinion

Related words

faction factor factorial factory factotum fashion value belief

Derived words

accessary after the fact accessary before the fact accessory after the fact accessory before the fact after-the-fact after the fact alternative fact alt-fact antefact anti-fact as a matter of fact attorney-in-fact bad facts make bad law before the fact brute-fact brute fact conspiracy fact contrary to fact counterfact face facts face the facts factbook fact check fact-check fact checker fact checking fact-checking factette factfem fact file factfile fact-finder factfinder fact-finding fact free fact-free factful facthood factic facticide facticity factify faction fact is factish fact is stranger than fiction factive factless factlet factness fact of life fact of the matter factography factoid fact or fiction fact-pattern fact pattern facts don't care about your feelings fact sheet facts on the ground
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