Overview of noun matter-of-fact

The noun matter of fact has 2 senses

• question of fact, matter of fact -- (a disputed factual contention that is generally left for a jury to decide)


• matter of fact -- (a matter that is an actual fact or is demonstrable as a fact)

Overview of adj matter-of-fact

The adj matter-of-fact has 2 senses

• matter-of-fact, 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, pragmatic, pragmatical -- (concerned with practical matters; "a matter-of-fact (or pragmatic) approach to the problem"; "a matter-of-fact account of the trip")