matter-of-fact
31matter-of-fact prosaic — emotionless e*mo tion*less adj. 1. unsusceptible to, destitute of, or showing no emotion; unmoved by feeling. Opposite of {emotional}; as, he kept his emotionless objectivity and faith in the cause he served. [Narrower terms: {matter of fact,… …
32matter of fact — Synonyms and related words: absolute fact, accepted fact, actual fact, admitted fact, adventure, axiom, bald fact, bare fact, brutal fact, circumstance, cold fact, conceded fact, datum, demonstrable fact, empirical fact, episode, established fact …
33matter of fact — noun 1. a disputed factual contention that is generally left for a jury to decide • Syn: ↑question of fact • Hypernyms: ↑question, ↑head 2. a matter that is an actual fact or is demonstrable as a fact • Hypernyms: ↑fact …
34matter of fact — That which is to be ascertained by the senses, or by the testimony of witnesses describing what they have perceived. Distinguished from matter of law and matter of opinion. See also demonstrative evidence fact …
35matter of fact — That which is to be ascertained by the senses, or by the testimony of witnesses describing what they have perceived. Distinguished from matter of law and matter of opinion. See also demonstrative evidence fact …
36matter-of-fact — mat′ter of fact′ adj. 1) adhering strictly to fact 2) nonchalant • Etymology: 1705–15 mat′ter of fact′ly, adv. mat′ter of fact′ness, n …
37matter-of-fact — adjective Date: 1712 adhering to the unembellished facts; also being plain, straightforward, or unemotional • matter of factly adverb • matter of factness noun …
38ˌmatter-of-ˈfact — adj calm and showing no emotion when dealing with something ˌmatter of ˈfactly adv …
39matter-of-fact — /mætər əv ˈfækt / (say matuhr uhv fakt) adjective adhering to actual facts; not imaginative; prosaic; commonplace. –matter of factly, adverb …
40matter of fact — In Hume, objects of knowledge are divided into matters of fact (roughly, empirical things known by means of impressions) and relations of ideas. The contrast, also called Hume s fork, is a version of the a priori/a posteriori distinction, but… …
