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matter-of-factness

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noun

  1. the quality of being matter-of-fact; a straightforward or undramatic quality, as of a person's speech, writing, or demeanor.


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There is a matter-of-factness to the way the 33-year-old speaks about the events of 2020.

From BBC • Dec. 13, 2024

“There’s a matter-of-factness to his storytelling that brings a humanity to the hood,” Barris says.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 15, 2024

Their matter-of-factness and taciturnity were traits he tried to emulate.

From Washington Post • Feb. 2, 2023

He and his peers sling around expensive watches with impersonal matter-of-factness; these are assets to sell, a job to do, not a source of identity.

From New York Times • Feb. 1, 2023

There was no shame in her voice, only a matter-of-factness that made Taisin wish she could be as easy about her own family background as Shae was about hers.

From "Huntress" by Malinda Lo