Meaning

4 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)The state of existing; existence.

    the state of actually existing objectively

  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.

Examples

7 sentences
  1. In actuality, it's not as scary as it seems.

    ruНа самом деле это не так страшно, как кажется.

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  2. I might seem strong, but in actuality I am anything but.

    ruЯ, может, и кажусь богатырём, но на самом деле я не такой.

    deIch wirke vielleicht stark, aber in Wahrheit bin ich doch alles andere.

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  3. Technological progress is slower in actuality in many respects according to some perspectives.

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  4. Tom may think he's a champ, but in actuality he's but a chump.

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  5. Mary would feint innocence, pretending she had turned in her assignments when in actuality she hadn't completed them.

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Translations

4 languages

Origin

From actual + -ity.

From actual + -ity.

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Forms

plural: actualities
Singularactuality
Pluralactualities

regular

Word family

3 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
actuality — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto