Definition of actual

• presently existing in fact and not merely potential or possible; "the predicted temperature and the actual temperature were markedly different"; "actual and imagined conditions"
• taking place in reality; not pretended or imitated; "we saw the actual wedding on television"; "filmed the actual beating"
• 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"