noun.
The quality or state of being actual or true.
noun.
One, such as a person, an entity, or an event, that is actual.
noun.
The totality of all things possessing actuality, existence, or essence.
noun.
That which exists objectively and in fact.
adjective.
Relating to or being a genre of television or film in which a storyline is created by editing footage of people interacting or competing with one another in unscripted, unrehearsed situations.
idiom.
(in reality) In fact; actually.