Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

matter-of-fact

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.09 in modern English

Syllables
mat-ter-of--fact
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
5
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of, or relating to facts only; literal, realistic.

adj

Lacking emotion or color.

adj

Straightforward, blunt, frank; treating the situation as normal; not embarrassed, coy, or dramatic.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From matter of fact.

Inflected Forms

more matter-of-fact (comparative) most matter-of-fact (superlative)

Phrases

matter-of-factish matter-of-factly matter-of-factness

Synonyms

dry pragmatic pragmatical prosaic

Questions

What does matter-of-fact mean?
Of, or relating to facts only; literal, realistic.
Where does matter-of-fact come from?
From matter of fact.

How to pronounce matter-of-fact

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