Word Study
matter-of-fact
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Adjective matter-of-fact has 2 senses
- matter-of-fact(s = adj.all) prosaic - not fanciful or imaginative; "local guides describe the history of various places in matter-of-fact tones"; "a prosaic and unimaginative essay"
- matter-of-fact(s = adj.all) pragmatic, pragmatical - concerned with practical matters; "a matter-of-fact (or pragmatic) approach to the problem"; "a matter-of-fact account of the trip"
CIDE DICTIONARY
matter-of-fact, a.
Adhering to facts; not turning aside from absolute realities; not fanciful or imaginative; commonplace; dry. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
matter-of-fact, adj. (see also MATTER).
1 unimaginative, prosaic.
2 unemotional.
1 unimaginative, prosaic.
2 unemotional.
Derivative
matter-of-factly adv. matter-of-factness n.
THESAURUS
matter-of-fact
boring, colorless, direct, dry, dull, factual, featureless, flat, forthright, lifeless, mundane, prosaic, sober, straightforward, tiresome, unadorned, unartistic, unembellished, unimaginative, unpoetic, unvarnished
For further exploring for "matter-of-fact" in Webster Dictionary Online
