Definitions for actuality
ˌæk tʃuˈæl ɪ tiac·tu·al·i·ty

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. actualitynoun

   the state of actually existing objectively

   "a hope that progressed from possibility to actuality"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. actualitynoun

   the state of existing; existence

2. actualitynoun

   the quality of being actual or factual; fact

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Actualitynoun

   The state of being actual.

   Etymology: from actual.

   The actuality of these spiritual qualities is thus imprisoned, though their potentiality be not quite destroyed; and thus a crass, extended, impenetrable, passive, divisible, unintelligent substance is generated, which we call matter. George Cheyne, Phil. Prin.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. actuality

   Actuality is the state of existing in reality or fact, rather than in theory or potentiality. It refers to real world conditions or circumstances, as opposed to speculations, expectations or perceptions. It signifies the present reality, the way things currently are.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Actualitynoun

   the state of being actual; reality; as, the actuality of God's nature

Matched Categories

1. • Existence

Usage in printed sourcesFrom: 

1. [["1600","1"],["1659","1"],["1678","1"],["1683","1"],["1694","2"],["1701","4"],["1704","1"],["1707","1"],["1714","1"],["1716","2"],["1718","1"],["1720","4"],["1722","1"],["1725","1"],["1744","2"],["1750","2"],["1753","1"],["1754","41"],["1755","1"],["1756","2"],["1768","1"],["1770","2"],["1775","8"],["1776","1"],["1777","6"],["1783","1"],["1785","1"],["1787","1"],["1789","1"],["1790","1"],["1791","1"],["1792","2"],["1793","13"],["1797","18"],["1798","7"],["1799","15"],["1800","9"],["1801","9"],["1802","1"],["1804","2"],["1805","2"],["1806","5"],["1807","1"],["1808","2"],["1809","65"],["1810","8"],["1811","2"],["1812","1"],["1813","9"],["1814","13"],["1815","2"],["1816","12"],["1817","1"],["1818","12"],["1819","2"],["1820","70"],["1821","2"],["1822","81"],["1823","9"],["1824","4"],["1825","23"],["1826","9"],["1827","1"],["1828","10"],["1829","14"],["1830","16"],["1831","8"],["1832","33"],["1833","14"],["1834","10"],["1835","18"],["1836","17"],["1837","24"],["1838","31"],["1839","216"],["1840","57"],["1841","99"],["1842","29"],["1843","84"],["1844","34"],["1845","55"],["1846","77"],["1847","86"],["1848","120"],["1849","90"],["1850","92"],["1851","48"],["1852","82"],["1853","210"],["1854","285"],["1855","190"],["1856","569"],["1857","415"],["1858","182"],["1859","297"],["1860","298"],["1861","211"],["1862","453"],["1863","382"],["1864","173"],["1865","456"],["1866","463"],["1867","368"],["1868","562"],["1869","423"],["1870","403"],["1871","280"],["1872","559"],["1873","306"],["1874","1030"],["1875","467"],["1876","444"],["1877","483"],["1878","409"],["1879","744"],["1880","522"],["1881","1059"],["1882","948"],["1883","776"],["1884","1375"],["1885","959"],["1886","952"],["1887","796"],["1888","1151"],["1889","1081"],["1890","1186"],["1891","1058"],["1892","1578"],["1893","1511"],["1894","1633"],["1895","1231"],["1896","1947"],["1897","1513"],["1898","1590"],["1899","2138"],["1900","1600"],["1901","1630"],["1902","2167"],["1903","1751"],["1904","1883"],["1905","2185"],["1906","2667"],["1907","2223"],["1908","3002"],["1909","2128"],["1910","2649"],["1911","2810"],["1912","2587"],["1913","2455"],["1914","3070"],["1915","2153"],["1916","1982"],["1917","2355"],["1918","2542"],["1919","2329"],["1920","3058"],["1921","2902"],["1922","3089"],["1923","3682"],["1924","2698"],["1925","2874"],["1926","3052"],["1927","3508"],["1928","4460"],["1929","4401"],["1930","4213"],["1931","3934"],["1932","5061"],["1933","2741"],["1934","3674"],["1935","3588"],["1936","5499"],["1937","4230"],["1938","4615"],["1939","4132"],["1940","3931"],["1941","4247"],["1942","3813"],["1943","2482"],["1944","2552"],["1945","3974"],["1946","5113"],["1947","4637"],["1948","6179"],["1949","6045"],["1950","6610"],["1951","6874"],["1952","7509"],["1953","6900"],["1954","6563"],["1955","8088"],["1956","7656"],["1957","8017"],["1958","7961"],["1959","9190"],["1960","9907"],["1961","11166"],["1962","13247"],["1963","13822"],["1964","13675"],["1965","14562"],["1966","16274"],["1967","15726"],["1968","16492"],["1969","15064"],["1970","17007"],["1971","17662"],["1972","16480"],["1973","15390"],["1974","16006"],["1975","16790"],["1976","15836"],["1977","19076"],["1978","15693"],["1979","16031"],["1980","16703"],["1981","16853"],["1982","17747"],["1983","17770"],["1984","16228"],["1985","18429"],["1986","20641"],["1987","19198"],["1988","21608"],["1989","22610"],["1990","23113"],["1991","22135"],["1992","23152"],["1993","22936"],["1994","27257"],["1995","26977"],["1996","26459"],["1997","27911"],["1998","28489"],["1999","30872"],["2000","34026"],["2001","32736"],["2002","36681"],["2003","39580"],["2004","41011"],["2005","39087"],["2006","43631"],["2007","46019"],["2008","42931"]]

How to pronounce actuality?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say actuality in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of actuality in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of actuality in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of actuality in a Sentence

1. Mattie Breaux:

   To accept everyone for who they are because we all have a story, just accepting who I am as a person … you see all these people in the media, all over the world, these fashion icons — you’re like man I want to look like that but then in all actuality it’s so much more beautiful when you love who you are and I feel like that helped me find Mattie Breaux throughout the years.

2. Harold Mesick:

   There has been no offer of any physical evidence at this point, my client is entitled to the presumption of innocence. That means he is absolutely not guilty. As far as the charges go, my client is not guilty in actuality and not guilty under the law.

3. Hannah Arendt:

   It is in the very nature of things human that every act that has once made its appearance and has been recorded in the history of mankind stays with mankind as a potentiality long after its actuality has become a thing of the past.

4. Chappie Hunter:

   It’s nice to know that I might know a little about how she’s feeling. But in actuality, she’s the one taking care of me.

5. Dalibor Rohac:

   Both Jean-Luc Mlenchon and Marine Le Pen advocate a very deep renegotiation of France’s stance with the EU that could in actuality result in France’s exit from the euro zone, its default on its sovereign debt which would propel a financial crisis on a scale much bigger than the one we saw in 2008.

Popularity rank by frequency of use

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=actuality
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Actuality
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=actuality
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/actuality
6. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=actuality