actuality

Meaning

1. (countable, uncountable) The state of existing; existence.
2. (countable, uncountable) An instance or quality of being actual or factual; fact.
3. (countable, uncountable) Live reporting on current affairs.
4. (countable, historical, uncountable) A short early motion picture.

Synonyms

reality

fact

truth

original state

substance

actual

exactly

figure

matter

pragmatism

presence

realism

seasonableness

substantiality

timeliness

ups and downs

veritableness

verity

opportuneness

actual conditions

real world

happiness and sorrow

versimilitude

actualness

animation

certainty

data

entelechy

exact

Translations

réalité

realidad

werkelijkheid

Wirklichkeit

wezenlijkheid

Aktualität

actualité

realtà

realidade

realiteit

πραγματικότητα

feit

wezenheid

actualidad

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˌækt͡ʃuˈælɪti/

Etymology

From actual + -ity.
* (television): Influenced by French actualité.