About The Word Matter-of-fact

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Matter-of-fact

Matter-of-fact Meaning & Definition
Matter-of-fact Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Matter-of-fact?

[n] a matter that is an actual fact or is demonstrable as a fact
[n] a disputed factual contention that is generally left for a jury to decide
[adj] concerned with practical matters; "a matter-of-fact (or pragmatic) approach to the problem"; "a matter-of-fact account of the trip"
[adj] not fanciful or imaginative; "local guides describe the history of various places in matter-of-fact tones"; "a prosaic and unimaginative essay"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Matter-of-fact: practical | pragmatic | pragmatical | prosaic | question of fact | unrhetorical

Related Terms | Find terms related to Matter-of-fact: absolute fact | accepted fact | actual fact | admitted fact | adventure | axiom | bald fact | bare fact | boring | brutal fact | circumstance | cold fact | colorless | conceded fact | datum | demonstrable fact | direct | dry | dull | empirical fact | episode | established fact | event | experience | fact | fact of experience | factual | featureless | flat | forthright | given fact | hap | happening | happenstance | hard fact | incident | indisputable fact | inescapable fact | lifeless | matter-of-factness | mundane | naked fact | not guesswork | not opinion | occasion | occurrence | particular | phenomenon | plain | plainness | positive fact | postulate | prosaic | prosaicism | prosaicness | prosaism | prose | prosiness | provable fact | reality | salient fact | self-evident fact | significant fact | simple fact | sober | sober fact | straightforward | stubborn fact | the case | the nitty-gritty | tiresome | turn of events | unadorned | unartistic | undeniable fact | unembellished | unimaginative | unimaginativeness | unpoetic | unvarnished | well-known fact

See Also | fact | head | question

Matter-of-fact In Webster's Dictionary

\Mat"ter-of-fact"\, a. Adhering to facts; not turning aside from absolute realities; not fanciful or imaginative; commonplace; dry.

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