# historicity

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˌhɪstəˈɹɪsɪti/ · frequency rank #59,447

## Definitions
1. Historical quality or authenticity based on fact.
2. The characteristic of having appeared or developed in history, as opposed to being natural or universal.

## Etymology
Probably from French historicité, or from Latin historicus + -ity. Equivalent to historic + -ity.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/historicity