ETYM Old Eng. actuel, French actuel, Latin actualis, from agere to do, act.
1. Being or existing at the present moment.
2. Being or reflecting the essential or genuine character of something; SYN. genuine, literal, real.
3. Of the nature of fact; having actual existence; SYN. factual.
4. Presently existing in fact and not merely potential or possible; SYN. existent.
5. Taking place in reality; not pretended or imitated.
Existing in fact whether with lawful authority or not; SYN. actual, factual.
ETYM Prep. in + deed.
1. In truth (often tends to intensify); SYN. so.
2. Used as an interjection to express surprise or skepticism or irony etc..
ETYM Late Lat. realis, from Latin res, rei, a thing: cf. French réel. Related to Rebus.
(Homonym: reel).
1. Not synthetic or spurious; of real or natural origin; SYN. true.
2. Being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory;SYN. existent.
3. Possible to be treated as fact; SYN. tangible.
4. Founded on practical matters.
5. Not to be taken lightly.
6. No less than what is stated; worthy of the name.
7. (Of property) Fixed or immovable.
8. (Economics) Being value measured in terms of purchasing power.
ETYM Cf. French virtuel. Related to Virtue.
1. Being actually such in almost every respect; SYN. practical.
2. Being such in essence or effect though not in actual fact.
In computing, without physical existence. Some computers have virtual memory, making their immediate-access memory seem larger than it is; some computers can also simulate virtual devices. For example, the Acorn A3000 and A5000 computers have only one floppy-disc drive but can behave as if they were equipped with two, using part of the RAM to simulate the second drive. Virtual reality is a computer simulation of a whole physical environment.
1. As a sentence modifier to add slight emphasis
2. In actual fact; SYN. really.
3. Used to imply that one would expect the fact to be the opposite of that stated; surprisingly; SYN. in reality.
4. At the present moment
In reality or actuality; SYN. in point of fact, as a matter of fact.
ETYM Prep. in + deed.
1. In truth (often tends to intensify); SYN. so.
2. Used as an interjection to express surprise or skepticism or irony etc..