'Matter-of-fact' definitions:
Definition of 'matter-of-fact'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Not fanciful or imaginative; "local guides describe the history of various places in matter-of-fact tones"; "a prosaic and unimaginative essay" [syn: matter-of-fact, prosaic]
adjective
Concerned with practical matters; "a matter-of-fact (or pragmatic) approach to the problem"; "a matter-of-fact account of the trip" [syn: matter-of-fact, pragmatic, pragmatical]
Definition of 'Matter-of-fact'
From: GCIDE
- Matter-of-fact \Mat"ter-of-fact"\, a. Adhering to facts; not turning aside from absolute realities; not fanciful or imaginative; commonplace; dry. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'matter-of-fact'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- boring,
- colorless,
- direct,
- dry,
- dull,
- factual,
- featureless,
- flat,
- forthright,
- lifeless,
- mundane,
- prosaic,
- sober,
- straightforward,
- tiresome,
- unadorned,
- unartistic,
- unembellished,
- unimaginative,
- unpoetic,
- unvarnished