Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The state or quality of being actual; actuality.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Quality of being actual; actuality.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The state or quality of being
actual .
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Examples
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There is a freshness, grace, sprightliness, purity, and actualness about them, which charms and invigorates; and we are glad to find them collected and published in a form both elegant and convenient.
True Stories of History and Biography Nathaniel Hawthorne 1834
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Just in case anyone doubts the veracity of Sandusky's version, he helpfully uses the term "actually" twice, just to underscore the actualness of what actually happened.
Crooks and Liars karoli 2011
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All heroism is mild, and quiet, and gentle, for it is life and possession; and combativeness and firmness show a want of actualness.
Woman in the Ninteenth Century and Kindred Papers Relating to the Sphere, Condition and Duties, of Woman. Margaret Fuller 1830
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