actual

adjective

1. 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. 2

   being or existing at the present moment

   the ship's actual position is 22 miles due south of Key West

3. 3

   taking place in reality; not pretended or imitated

   we saw the actual wedding on television

   filmed the actual beating

4. 4

   existing in act or fact

   rocks and trees...the actual world

   actual heroism

5. 5

   being or reflecting the essential or genuine character of something

   her actual motive

   a literal solitude like a desert"- G.K.Chesterton