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Definition: In Point Of Fact |
In Point Of FactAdverb1. In reality or actuality; "in fact, it was a wonder anyone survived"; "painters who are in fact anything but unsophisticated"; "as a matter of fact, he is several inches taller than his father". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Synonyms: In Point Of FactSynonyms: as a matter of fact (adv), in fact (adv). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Existence | Adverb: actually; Adjective: in fact, in point of fact, in reality; indeed; de facto, ipso facto. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Economic History | South Africa | In point of fact, SATRA was unable to resolve the dispute between Value-Added Network Services (VANS) providers and Telkom for over three years. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| Speaker | Phrase(s) |
Ted Koppel | Texas is certainly one of the largest states in the country for prison population and in point of fact, there are even some prisoners who are being exported to Texas and are being warehoused in Texas because the Texans have really made an industry of it. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "in point of fact"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | në të vërtetë (actually, as a matter of fact, authentically, de facto, in effect, in fact, in sooth, indeed, virtually), faktikisht (actually, as a matter of fact, factitive, factually, in fact). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | في الحقيقة (actually, as a matter of fact, factually, honestly, in effect). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | vlastnì (actually, as a matter of fact, de facto, in fact, in substance, indeed, really, virtually), fakticky (factually, really). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | oikeastaan (in reality, properly, really). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | en fait (in effect, in fact, indeed). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hebrew | למעש" (actually, de facto, in effect, in fact, in practice, practically, virtually). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | valóban (certes, forsooth, in all conscience, in deed, in earnest, in reality, indeed, really, true, truly, verily, very much indeed), lényegét tekintve, ami azt illeti (as a matter of fact, as for that, as to that, for all that, from that matter, in so far). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indonesian | nyatanya. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | inay ointpay ofay actfay de fapt (actually, as a matter of fact, as it is, for that matter, in effect, in reality, morally, practically, to all intents and purposes, virtual). (various references) действительно (actually, for fair, indeed, really). (various references) u suštini stvari (point: in point of fact). (various references) en realidad (absolutely, actually, as a matter of fact, genuinely, genuinly, in actual fact, in effect, in fact, in reality, in sooth, indeed, really, truly), efectivamente (actual, effective, exactly, in fact, indeed, quite so, real, really), de hecho (as a matter of fact, de facto, in fact), a decir verdad (in fact). (various references) i verkligheten (factually, in fact), i själva verket (actuality (in), actually, essentially, in actual fact, in actuality, in effect, in fact, in very deed), faktiskt (actually, factually, honestly, in fact, indeed, really, virtually). (various references) hakikaten (forsooth, in truth, truly), gerçekten (actually, by my troth, for real, forsooth, genuinely, honest, honest injun, honestly, in fact, in sooth, in troth, in very deed, indeed, it's no joke, of a verity, quite, real, really, regularly, sure enough, true, truly, yea, yes indeed), gerçekte (actually, in effect, in fact, in practice, in reality, in sober fact, in sooth, in sooth to say, in very deed, practically, substantially, verily, virtually). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-c-f-f-i-i-n-n-o-o-p-t-t" | |
-4 letters: officiant. | |
-5 letters: citation, conation, inaction, incitant, notation, optician, pontific, potation. | |
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| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Quotations: Non-fiction 4. Quotations: Spoken | 5. Translations: Modern 6. Anagrams 7. Bibliography |
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