noun
actuality
akt-shoo-A-lih-tee
noun
1
The fact or quality of being real, rather than theoretical or imagined.
"In actuality, the project took twice as long as planned."
How to Use Actuality
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishThe state of really existing or happening, as opposed to what was expected or imagined.
Common pairings
in actuality
stark actuality
Word Forms
actualities plural
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Etymology
From actual plus the suffix -ity.