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actuality

/ˌæk.tʃuˈæl.ɪ.ti/

Translations

actualitynoun

actualities

/ˌæk.tʃuˈæl.ɪ.ti/

The actuality of the situation was more complex than we had anticipated.

Действительность ситуации была сложнее, чем мы ожидали.

The actuality of the research findings was questioned by the committee.

Актуальность результатов исследования была поставлена под сомнение комитетом.

Additional translations

Synonyms

actualityadjective

/ˌæktʃuˈæl.ɪ.ti/

/ˌæk.tʃuˈæl.ə.ti/

Used attributively in phrases such as "actuality footage"; functions as a descriptive modifier.

actualitynoun

The state of existing in reality or fact.

The actuality of the situation was far more complex than anyone had anticipated.

A fact or condition that is objectively real.

The report failed to capture the actuality of the economic crisis.

(Philosophy, often contrasted with potentiality) The condition of being actual; the realization or fulfillment of potential.

In Aristotelian metaphysics, motion is the passage from potentiality to actuality.

(Broadcasting, film) A segment of recorded audio or video capturing real events, used especially in news reports or documentaries.

The reporter included live actuality from the protest in her segment.

actualityadjective

Relating to or consisting of real, unscripted events or footage.

The production team relied on actuality footage to give the film a sense of authenticity.