Synonyms for facticity
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Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Axiom — A fact that is not changeable or that is assumed to be true without further evaluation
2. Dasein — in existentialism, the state of being in the world without any knowable reason for such existence, or of…
3. Factuality — the quality or state of being a fact
Definitions
- n. 1
The quality or state of being a fact.
- n. 2
In existentialism, the state of being in the world without any knowable reason for such existence, or of being in a particular state of affairs which one has no control over.
- n. 3
A fact that is not changeable or that is assumed to be true without further evaluation.
Near-synonyms: given, axiom, postulate
Related words
- Word family
- fact factiness factual factuality factually factualness
Forms
- Plural
- facticities → givens, axioms, postulates, factualities…
Example sentences
- axiom This axiom is unquestionably true.
- dasein In order to remain silent Dasein must have something to say.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| facticity | rising | |
| axiom | steady | |
| postulate | falling | |
| dasein | rising | |
| thrownness | rising | |
| factuality | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- given2, axiom3
- 6 letters
- dasein
- 9 letters
- postulate3
- 10 letters
- factuality, thrownness
- 11 letters
- factualness
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (given2 = 2 syllables).