matter of fact
noun
• a fact as distinct from an opinion or conjecture.
• "it's a matter of fact that they had a relationship"
matter of fact
adjective
• unemotional and practical.
• "she tried to keep her tone light and matter-of-fact"
Similar:
unemotional,
practical,
down-to-earth,
sensible,
realistic,
rational,
sober,
unsentimental,
pragmatic,
businesslike,
commonsensical,
level-headed,
hard-headed,
no-nonsense,
factual,
literal,
straightforward,
plain,
unembellished,
unvarnished,
unadorned,
prosaic,
mundane,
unimaginative,
uncreative,
deadpan,
flat,
dull,
dry,
pedestrian,
lifeless,
humdrum,
the fact of the matter
• the truth.
• "the fact of the matter is that few such cases reach the magistrates' courts"
