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noun ac·tu·al·i·ty \ˌak-chə-ˈwa-lə-tē, ˌak-shə-\

Simple Definition of actuality

  • : the quality or state of being actual or real

  • : something that is actual or real

Source: Merriam-Webster's Learner's Dictionary

Full Definition of actuality

plural

actualities

  1. 1 :  the quality or state of being actual

  2. 2 :  something that is actual :  fact, reality <possible risks which have been seized upon as actualities — T. S. Eliot>

in actuality

  1. :  in actual fact

See actuality defined for English-language learners



Examples of actuality in a sentence

  1. The actuality was quite different from the theory.

  2. <the actuality of the Abominable Snowman is not taken seriously by scientists>



1618

First Known Use of actuality

1618

actuality Synonyms

Synonyms
existence, corporality, corporeality
Antonyms
inexistence, nonbeing, nonexistence

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