actuality

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌæktʃuˈælɪti/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˌæktʃuˈælɪti/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(ak′cho̅o̅ al′i tē)

Inflections of 'actuality' (n): npl: actualities

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
ac•tu•al•i•ty /ˌæktʃuˈælɪti/USA pronunciation   n., pl. -ties.  
  1. [uncountable] reality: in actuality.
  2. [countable* usually plural] real conditions or facts: the actualities of the case.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
ac•tu•al•i•ty  (ak′cho̅o̅ al′i tē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -ties. 
  1. actual existence;
    reality.
  2. an actual condition or circumstance;
    fact:Space travel is now an actuality.
  • Medieval Latin āctuālitās. See actual, -ity
  • Middle English actualite 1350–1400

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
actuality / ˌæktʃʊˈælɪtɪ/ ( -ties)
  1. true existence; reality
  2. (sometimes plural) a fact or condition that is real
'actuality' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
authentic - becoming - being - circular - entelechy - fact - hylomorphism - imitation - in esse - matter - modal - practically - quite - real - realism - really - seemingly - truth

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