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Factual Common

Origin: Latin suffix -al

Factual has 3 different meanings across 1 category:

Adjective

Definitions
Adjective
1

existing in act or fact

"rocks and trees...the actual world"

"actual heroism"

"the actual things that produced the emotion you experienced"

2

of or relating to or characterized by facts

"factual considerations"

3

Pertaining to or consisting of objective claims.

"The factual report listed every verified statistic without any personal opinions."

In plain English: Factual means something is true and based on real events rather than opinions or guesses.

"The report included many factual details about the accident that were easy to verify."

Usage: Use factual when describing information that can be proven true based on evidence, distinguishing it from subjective opinions or theories. This adjective often modifies reports, statements, or data to emphasize their reliability and objectivity.

Example Sentences
"The report included many factual details about the accident that were easy to verify." adj
"The factual report confirmed that the store was open on Sundays." adj
"Her factual statement left no room for doubt about the event's timing." adj
"We need to rely on factual evidence rather than rumors to solve this problem." adj
See Also
de facto hard news just nonfactual ad hominem false trufax artistic licence
Related Terms

Origin

The word factual comes from combining fact with the suffix -ual, following a pattern similar to words like actual. It entered English as an adjective meaning "based on or relating to facts."

Rhyming Words
qual dual equal joual usual manual casual sexual vidual ritual nahual annual arcual nagual genual mutual ungual actual bidual visual
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