Actual word meaning and definition

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Meaning and definition for "actual" word

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[adjective] presently existing in fact and not merely potential or possible; "the predicted temperature and the actual temperature were markedly different"; "actual and imagined conditions"
[adjective] being or existing at the present moment; "the ship's actual position is 22 miles due south of Key West"
[adjective] existing in fact whether with lawful authority or not; "de facto segregation is as real as segration imposed by law"; "a de facto state of war"
[adjective] taking place in reality; not pretended or imitated; "we saw the actual wedding on television"; "filmed the actual beating"
[adjective] of the nature of fact; having actual existence; "rocks and trees...the actual world"; "actual heroism"; "the actual things that produced the emotion you experienced"
[adjective] being or reflecting the essential or genuine character of something; "her actual motive"; "a literal solitude like a desert"- G.K.Chesterton; "a genuine dilemma"

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\Ac"tu*al\ (#; 135), a. [OE. actuel, F. actuel, L. actualis, fr. agere to do, act.] 1. Involving or comprising action; active. [Obs.] Her walking and other actual performances. --Shak. Let your holy and pious intention be actual; that is . . . by a special prayer or action, . . . given to God. --Jer. Taylor. 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. 3. In action at the time being; now exiting; present; as the actual situation of the country. {Actual cautery}. See under {Cautery}. {Actual sin} (Theol.), that kind of sin which is done by ourselves in contradistinction to ``original sin.'' Syn: Real; genuine; positive; certain. See {Real}.
\Ac"tu*al\, n. (Finance) Something actually received; real, as distinct from estimated, receipts. [Cant] The accounts of revenues supplied . . . were not real receipts: not, in financial language, ``actuals,'' but only Egyptian budget estimates. --Fortnightly Review.

Synonyms for actual

actualised, actualized, current, de facto, effective, existent, factual, genuine, literal, real, true, very(a)

Antonyms: de jure, possible, potential

Related terms: as is, attested, being, bona fide, contemporary, demonstrable, determined, documentary, factual, for real, historical, immanent, immediate, legitimate, positive, realistic, tangible, that is, true as gospel, true to life, usual, veridical

The fun area, different aproach to word »actual«

Let's analyse "actual" as pure text. This string has Six letters in Three syllables and Three vowels. 50% of vowels is 11.4% more then average English word. Written in backwards: LAUTCA. Average typing speed for these characters is 1635 milliseconds. [info]

Morse code: .- -.-. - ..- .- .-..

Numerology

Hearts desire number calculated from vowels: actual: 1 + 3 + 1 = 5, reduced: 5 . and the final result is Five.
Destiny number calculated from all letters: actual: 1 + 3 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 3 = 13, reduced: 4, and the final result is Four.

Tarot cards

Letter	Num.	Tarot c.	Meaning
A (2)	1	Magician	Creative, Inventive, Intuitive
C (1)	3	Empress	Patient, Willful, Strong, Giving
L (1)	12	Hanged Man	Leader, Teacher, Healer, Decisive
T (1)	20	Judgement	Unswerving, Steadfast, Demanding, Forceful
U (1)	21	World	Gifted, Generous, Bountiful

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