n.
Pronunciation: ˌ ak-ch ə - ' wa-l ə -t ē , ˌ ak-sh ə -
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -ties
Date: 1618
1 : the quality or state of being actual
2 : something that is actual : FACT , REALITY <possible risks which have been seized upon as actualities ― T. S. Eliot>
– in actuality : in actual fact