Actual - Definition

adj 1: presently existing in fact and not merely potential or
possible; "the predicted temperature and the actual
temperature were markedly different"; "actual and
imagined conditions" [syn: actual, existent] [ant:
possible, potential]
2: taking place in reality; not pretended or imitated; "we saw
the actual wedding on television"; "filmed the actual
beating"
3: 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" [syn: actual,
genuine, literal, real]
4: existing in act or fact; "rocks and trees...the actual
world"; "actual heroism"; "the actual things that produced
the emotion you experienced" [syn: actual, factual]
5: being or existing at the present moment; "the ship's actual
position is 22 miles due south of Key West"