Adjective
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"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"4. 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"5. 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"6. being or existing at the present moment;
"the ship's actual position is 22 miles due south of Key West"