Matter-of-factness

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The property of behaving in a matter-of-fact manner. uncountable

    "His matter-of-factness might merely be lack of tact."

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austeritycandorcommonnessdirectnessdullnessearthiness

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"His matter-of-factness might merely be lack of tact."

Etymology

From matter-of-fact + -ness.

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