actuality (redirected from actualities)

ac·tu·al·i·ty  (kch-l-t)

n. pl. ac·tu·al·i·ties

1. The state or fact of being actual; reality. See Synonyms at existence.

2. Actual conditions or facts. Often used in the plural.

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actuality [ˌæktʃʊˈælɪtɪ]

n pl -ties

1. true existence; reality

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

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

actuality - the state of actually existing objectively; "a hope that progressed from possibility to actuality" being, beingness, existence - the state or fact of existing; "a point of view gradually coming into being"; "laws in existence for centuries" entelechy - (Aristotle) the state of something that is fully realized; actuality as opposed to potentiality genuineness - the state of being genuine realness, realism, reality - the state of being actual or real; "the reality of his situation slowly dawned on him" reality - the state of the world as it really is rather than as you might want it to be; "businessmen have to face harsh realities" the true, trueness, verity, truth - conformity to reality or actuality; "they debated the truth of the proposition"; "the situation brought home to us the blunt truth of the military threat"; "he was famous for the truth of his portraits"; "he turned to religion in his search for eternal verities"

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actuality

noun

1. reality, truth, substance, verity, materiality, realness, substantiality, factuality, corporeality It exists in dreams rather than actuality.

2. fact, truth, reality, verity You may theorise, but we are concerned with actualities.

Translations

actuality [ˌæktjʊˈælɪtɪ] N → realidad f
in actuality → en realidad

actuality [ˌæktʃuˈælɪti] n

in actuality (= actually, in reality) → en réalité

(= reality) → réalité f

(formal) (= fact) → fait m (= condition) → situation f réelle

actuality

n (= reality) → Wirklichkeit f, → Realität f; (= realism) → Aktualität f; the actualities of the situation → die tatsächlichen Gegebenheiten

actuality [ˌæktʃʊˈælɪtɪ] n but in actuality ... → ma in realtà...