■ noun
1》 a fact as distinct from an opinion or conjecture.
2》 Law the part of a judicial inquiry concerned with the truth of alleged facts. Often contrasted with matter of law .
■ adjective ( matter-of-fact )
1》 concerned only with factual content.
2》 unemotional and practical.
Phrases
as a ~ in reality; in fact.
Derivatives
matter-of-factly adverb
matter-of-factness noun