ac|tu|al|i|ty

ac|tu|al|i|ty «_AK chu AL uh tee», noun, plural -ties.

1. an actual thing; fact: »

A trip to the moon is now an actuality. To look at the actualities of the present and take measure of what is best to be done for the future (George Grote).

2. actual existence; reality: »

To sacrifice a truth of actuality to a truth of feeling (John Ruskin).

3. a) a documentary film or broadcast: »

Questions about the fairness of interpretation are most likely to arise in connection with what we call “actualities,” and most people call “documentaries” (Harper's).

b) a film, broadcast, or other record that is made while something is happening: »

Wartime actuality shots are…convincingly integrated (Punch).