What does "actuality" mean?

The state of existing; existence.

How do you pronounce "actuality"?

Pronounced //ˌækt͡ʃuˈælɪti//.

Common synonyms include: accomplished fact, achievement, act, actualization, attainment, authenticity.

//ˌækt͡ʃuˈælɪti// noun

noun ·Uncommon ·College level

Noun

1
The state of existing; existence. countable, uncountable
2
the state of actually existing objectively wordnet
3
An instance or quality of being actual or factual; fact. countable, uncountable
""It seems as though I have lived this life always. The world of books and bookish folk is very vague, more like a dream memory than an actuality. I surely have hunted and forayed and fought all the days of my life. And you, too, seem a part of it. You are -- " I was on the verge of saying, "my woman, my mate," but glibly changed it to -- "standing the hardship well.""
4
Live reporting on current affairs. countable, uncountable
"A cabled despatch is better than nothing, but a voicecast of tolerable quality is preferable, and in certain types of story a voicecast with live or recorded actuality is best of all. Correspondents all have portable tape recorders."
5
A short early motion picture. countable, historical, uncountable
"By 1903, the actuality film had reached its peak; in 1903, the Edison and Biograph companies, combined, registered three hundred fifty one actuality films for copyright protection. By 1908 that number had dropped to two."