(adj) presently existing in fact and not merely potential or possible, Syn. existent, Ant. potential, Example:the predicted temperature and the actual temperature were markedly different; actual and imagined conditions

actual

(adj) taking place in reality; not pretended or imitated, Example:we saw the actual wedding on television; filmed the actual beating

actual

(adj) being or reflecting the essential or genuine character of something; ; - G.K.Chesterton, Syn. genuine, literal, real, Example:her actual motive; a literal solitude like a desert; a genuine dilemma

actual

(adj) existing in act or fact, Syn. factual, Example:rocks and trees...the actual world; actual heroism; the actual things that produced the emotion you experienced

actual

(adj) being or existing at the present moment, Example:the ship's actual position is 22 miles due south of Key West

actual damages

(n) (law) compensation for losses that can readily be proven to have occurred and for which the injured party has the right to be compensated, Syn. general damages, compensatory damages

actual eviction

(n) the physical ouster of a tenant from the leased premises; the tenant is relieved of any further duty to pay rent

actuality

(n) the state of actually existing objectively, Example:a hope that progressed from possibility to actuality

actualize

(v) represent or describe realistically, Syn. actualise

actually

(adv) in actual fact, Syn. really, Example:to be nominally but not actually independent; no one actually saw the shark; large meteorites actually come from the asteroid belt

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53 Collaborative International Dictionary (GCIDE)

Actual

n. (Finance) Something actually received; real, as distinct from estimated, receipts. [ Cant ] [ 1913 Webster ]

The accounts of revenues supplied . . . were not real receipts: not, in financial language, “actuals, ” but only Egyptian budget estimates. Fortnightly Review. [ 1913 Webster ]

Actual

a. [ OE. actuel, F. actuel, L. actualis, fr. agere to do, act. ] 1. Involving or comprising action; active. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Her walking and other actual performances. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

Let your holy and pious intention be actual; that is . . . by a special prayer or action, . . . given to God. Jer. Taylor. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Existing in act or reality; really acted or acting; in fact; real; -- opposed to potential, possible, virtual, speculative, conceivable, theoretical, or nominal; as, the actual cost of goods; the actual case under discussion. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. In action at the time being; now exiting; present; as the actual situation of the country. [ 1913 Webster ]

Actual cautery. See under Cautery. --
Actual sin (Theol.), that kind of sin which is done by ourselves in contradistinction to “original sin.” [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- Real; genuine; positive; certain. See Real. [ 1913 Webster ]

Actualist

n. One who deals with or considers actually existing facts and conditions, rather than fancies or theories; a realist; -- opposed to idealist. J. Grote. [ 1913 Webster ]

Actuality

n.; pl. Actualities The state of being actual; reality; as, the actuality of God's nature. South. [ 1913 Webster ]

Actualization

n. A making actual or really existent; giving the appearance of reality. [ R. ] Emerson.
Syn. -- realization, realisation. [ 1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5 ]

Actualize

v. t. To make actual; to realize in action. [ R. ] Coleridge. [ 1913 Webster ]

actualized

adj. changed from potential to actual; as, saw his worst fears actualized.
Syn. -- realized [ WordNet 1.5 ]

Actually

adv. 1. Actively. [ Obs. ] “Neither actually . . . nor passively.” Fuller. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. In act or in fact; really; in truth; positively. [ 1913 Webster ]

Actualness

n. Quality of being actual; actuality. [ 1913 Webster ]

Actuarial

a. Of or pertaining to actuaries; as, the actuarial value of an annuity. [ 1913 Webster ]

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