matter-of-factnessn.

Brit.

/ˌmat(ə)rəvˈfak(t)nəs/, U.S.

/ˈˌmædərə(v)ˈˌfæktnəs/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: matter of fact n., -ness suffix.

Etymology: < matter of fact n. + -ness suffix.

A matter-of-fact quality or character.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > perception or cognition > faculty of imagination > lack of imagination > [noun] > quality

matter-of-factness1816

thinginess1891

literal-mindedness1927

society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > plainness > [noun] > bluntness or matter-of-factness

unmithea1325

roundness1568

plumpness1618

broadness1685

straightforwardness1805

matter-of-factness1816

flatness1887

1816 J. W. Croker in L. J. Jennings Croker Papers (1884) I. iii. 98 [The] success..I attribute altogether..to the matter-of-factness, with which it is written.

1847 New Englander (New Haven, Connecticut) Apr. 209/1 The very matter-of-factness of the Bible;..the assertion of the most profound truths without any attempt at mystery, must have had an effect on the investigations of the scholar.

1879 W. Knight Stud. Philos. & Lit. 291 The infelicities..in Wordsworth's style..its sinking from ideality into matter-of-factness.

1915 W. Cather Song of Lark i. xx. 155 ‘Oh, her can live in the barn, her can,’ Thor drawled indifferently. Thea laughed... She always liked his sturdy matter-of-factness.

a1957 R. A. Knox Occas. Serm. (1960) liii. 390 There are..matter-of-factnesses about the Catholic atmosphere.

1985 W. McIlvanney Big Man iv. 108 The matter-of-factness of it all may make you feel that you're the oddity.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	matter-of-factness
释义	matter-of-factnessn. Brit. /ˌmat(ə)rəvˈfak(t)nəs/, U.S. /ˈˌmædərə(v)ˈˌfæktnəs/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: matter of fact n., -ness suffix. Etymology: < matter of fact n. + -ness suffix. A matter-of-fact quality or character. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > perception or cognition > faculty of imagination > lack of imagination > [noun] > quality matter-of-factness1816 thinginess1891 literal-mindedness1927 society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > plainness > [noun] > bluntness or matter-of-factness unmithea1325 roundness1568 plumpness1618 broadness1685 straightforwardness1805 matter-of-factness1816 flatness1887 1816 J. W. Croker in L. J. Jennings Croker Papers (1884) I. iii. 98 [The] success..I attribute altogether..to the matter-of-factness, with which it is written. 1847 New Englander (New Haven, Connecticut) Apr. 209/1 The very matter-of-factness of the Bible;..the assertion of the most profound truths without any attempt at mystery, must have had an effect on the investigations of the scholar. 1879 W. Knight Stud. Philos. & Lit. 291 The infelicities..in Wordsworth's style..its sinking from ideality into matter-of-factness. 1915 W. Cather Song of Lark i. xx. 155 ‘Oh, her can live in the barn, her can,’ Thor drawled indifferently. Thea laughed... She always liked his sturdy matter-of-factness. a1957 R. A. Knox Occas. Serm. (1960) liii. 390 There are..matter-of-factnesses about the Catholic atmosphere. 1985 W. McIlvanney Big Man iv. 108 The matter-of-factness of it all may make you feel that you're the oddity. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1816
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