Yes... I could of looked this one up in the dictionary but... Anyways. I was at work and this topic came up. I used the word 'Actuality' in one of my sentences. I said something like 'In all actuality' And this girl I work with said 'Uhhm... Excuse me but actuality isn't, like, a word' (Yes, a dumb american chick) So please tell me... Is it a word or not?
2007-01-06 21:19:18 · 12 answers · asked by Religion, Why Is This? 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
Irregardless of whether or not that's a word, that girl needs a slap to the face.
2007-01-06 21:27:28 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
One entry found for actuality.
Main Entry: ac·tu·al·i·ty
Pronunciation: "ak-ch&-'wa-l&-tE, "ak-sh&-
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural -ties
1 : the quality or state of being actual
2 : something that is actual : FACT, REALITY
- in actuality : in actual fact
Ask her if gullibility is a word..
2007-01-07 05:22:12 · answer #2 · answered by fire dragon 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
*yes Actuality is A Word, it mean facts, rather than things that people believe or imaging.
e.g : In actuality, it's much more complex that that ( = used when talking about what a situation is really like).
2007-01-07 05:56:01 · answer #3 · answered by blacktulip_raine 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, "actuality" is a word. It means something that really exists.
2007-01-07 05:25:14 · answer #4 · answered by Gee Wye 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
See all these definitions.
The one I always understood it to mean is -
The state of actually existing objectively; "a hope that progressed from possibility to actuality" wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn
I think it comes from the French 'actualite' with an acute accent over the e.
2007-01-07 05:23:37 · answer #5 · answered by ricochet 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes ,it is a word used by millions of educated people every day
2007-01-07 05:21:36 · answer #6 · answered by jokerswild 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1 : the quality or state of being actual
2 : something that is actual : FACT, REALITY
2007-01-07 05:21:51 · answer #7 · answered by grant the monkey 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes it is a word.
2007-01-07 06:17:05 · answer #8 · answered by abnatra 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In all actuality, yes it is.
2007-01-07 05:20:49 · answer #9 · answered by davidsch62 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
yeah but you may want to go with 'coulda' instead of could of. It's not a word, but it sounds smarter.
2007-01-07 05:26:56 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋