Added 9 October 2026 matter-of-fact adjective Categories: Describing WordsObscure Words adjective ! Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). More about matter-of-fact at Wordnik → Where our words come from → Of, or relating to facts only; literal, realistic. Lacking emotion or color. Straightforward, blunt, frank; treating the situation as normal; not embarrassed, coy, or dramatic. The students appreciated the health teacher for her matter-of-fact way of talking about sex. Origin From matter of fact. From Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org (CC BY-SA) Related Words: prosaicpragmaticalpragmaticpracticalunrhetoricalfactualrealisticconcretesubstantialobjectivegoalpractice Back to today's word