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Princeton's WordNet

  1. question of fact, matter of factnoun

    a disputed factual contention that is generally left for a jury to decide

  2. matter of factadjective

    a matter that is an actual fact or is demonstrable as a fact

  3. matter-of-fact, prosaicadjective

    not fanciful or imaginative

    "local guides describe the history of various places in matter-of-fact tones"; "a prosaic and unimaginative essay"

  4. matter-of-fact, pragmatic, pragmaticaladjective

    concerned with practical matters

    "a matter-of-fact (or pragmatic) approach to the problem"; "a matter-of-fact account of the trip"

Wiktionary

  1. matter-of-factadjective

    of, or relating to facts only; literal, realistic

  2. matter-of-factadjective

    lacking emotion or colour

  3. Etymology: From matter + of + fact.

ChatGPT

  1. matter-of-fact

    Matter-of-fact refers to a manner or attitude that is unemotional, direct, or realistic. It can describe communication or behavior that is straightforward, literal, and focuses solely on factual information, without the addition of personal feelings, opinions, or imaginative descriptions.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Matter-of-factadjective

    adhering to facts; not turning aside from absolute realities; not fanciful or imaginative; commonplace; dry

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of matter-of-fact in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of matter-of-fact in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of matter-of-fact in a Sentence

  1. Felix Kiprono:

    I got interested in her in 2008, as a matter of fact, I haven't dated anyone since and promise to be faithful to her. I have shared this with my family and they are willing to help me raise the bride price.

  2. Defense Secretary:

    The general concept was discussed, not as a strategy we deliberately adopted, but rather as something we pointed out as a matter of fact, the thing is, it wasn't a ploy.

  3. Brett Eagleson:

    The 9/11 families deserve justice and closure. Matter of fact, all Americans deserve to know the truth behind what the Saudi Arabanian government's role was in 9/11. And there's significant evidence. The FBI has The FBI. The DOJ doesn't deny that The DOJ exists.

  4. Anthony Fauci:

    The CDC and the FDA said that based on the data that we know right now, we don't need a boost, that doesn't mean that that won't change. We might need, as a matter of fact, at some time to give boosters either across the board or to certain select groups, such as the elderly or those with underlying conditions.

  5. Brian Fletcher:

    The simple matter of fact is that the pro-abortion crowd has successfully, up until now, gotten the courts to wall off the criminal enforcement of abortion restrictions and that is preposterous for all the reasons that you can imagine.


Translations for matter-of-fact

From our Multilingual Translation Dictionary

  • factual, fácticoSpanish
  • realistinen, asiapohjainen, todellisuudentajuinen, viileä, asiallinenFinnish
  • re-of-factLatin

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