actuality

[ak-choo-al-i-tee]

noun

plural

actualities 

1. actual existence; reality.

2. an actual condition or circumstance; fact.

   Space travel is now an actuality.

actuality

/ ˌæktʃʊˈælɪtɪ /

noun

1. true existence; reality

2. (sometimes plural) a fact or condition that is real

Other Word Forms

• nonactuality noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of actuality¹

1350–1400; Middle English actualite < Medieval Latin āctuālitās. See actual, -ity

Example Sentences

In actuality, the audience needs space to breathe.

From Salon

I refuse to invoke the phrase, "Elementary, my dear Watson," since it's one that's been famously misattributed to Holmes, though, in actuality, found nowhere in Doyle's pages.

From Salon

Upon opening my eyes, I discover the ‘brook’ is, in actuality, a horse releasing a powerful stream of urine.

From Los Angeles Times

In actuality, DoorDash pocketed those tips, adding the funds to the driver's base pay instead of giving them the full tips they earned.

From Salon

They think it’s so great, and are so happy about it because, in actuality, they don’t love our Country,” Trump wrote.

From Salon