If you describe a person as matter-of-fact, you mean that they show no emotions such as enthusiasm, anger, or surprise, especially in a situation where you would expect them to be emotional. John was doing his best to give Francis the news in a matter-of-fact way + matter-of-factly matter-of-factly `She thinks you're a spy,' Scott said matter-of-factly. showing no emotion when you are talking about something exciting, frightening, upsetting etc matter-of-fact about
not fanciful or imaginative; "local guides describe the history of various places in matter-of-fact tones"; "a prosaic and unimaginative essay"
not fanciful or imaginative; "local guides describe the history of various places in matter-of-fact tones"; "a prosaic and unimaginative essay
concerned with practical matters; "a matter-of-fact (or pragmatic) approach to the problem"; "a matter-of-fact account of the trip"
matter of fact
Silbentrennung
mat·ter of fact
Türkische aussprache
mätır ıv fäkt
Aussprache
/ˈmatər əv ˈfakt/ /ˈmætɜr əv ˈfækt/
Etymologie
[ 'ma-t&r ] (noun.) 13th century. Originated in the 19th century by natural philosophers of the Royal Society in London