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Synonyms

count, import, mean, signify, weigh; also affect, influence, sway; add up (to), amount (to)

mat·ter–of–fact adjective 1 : adhering to fact

2 : being plain, straightforward, or unemotional

— mat·ter–of–fact·ly adverb

— mat·ter–of–fact·ness noun

Synonyms

[1] documentary, factual, hard, historical, literal, nonfictional, objective, true—more at FACTUAL

[2] down-to-earth, earthy, hardheaded, practical, pragmatic, realistic—more at REALISTIC

Mat·thew noun : a book of the New Testament of Christian Scripture

mat·tins often cap chiefly British variant of MATINS

mat·tock noun : a digging and grubbing tool with features of an adze and an ax or pick

mat·tress noun 1 : a fabric case filled with resilient material used as or for a bed

2 : an inflatable airtight sack for use as a mattress

mat·u·rate verb -rat·ed; -rat·ing : MATURE

mat·u·ra·tion noun 1 : the process of maturing

2 : the emergence of personal and behavioral characteristics through growth processes

— mat·u·ra·tion·al adjective

Synonyms

development, growth; also blossoming, flowering; mellowing, softening

1mature adjective ma·tur·er; -est 1 : based on slow careful consideration

2 : having attained a final or desired state

3 : of or relating to a condition of full development

4 : due for payment

5 : suitable only for adults

— ma·ture·ly adverb

Synonyms

adult, full-blown, full-fledged, ripe; also aged, aging, old; golden, mellow

Antonyms

green, immature, juvenile, unripened, young, youthful

2mature verb ma·tured; ma·tur·ing : to reach or bring to maturity or completion

Synonyms

age, develop, grow, grow up, progress, ripen; also mellow, soften; bloom, blossom, burgeon, flourish, flower; open, unfold; advance, evolve

ma·tu·ri·ty noun 1 : the quality or state of being mature; especially : full development

2 : the date when a note becomes due for payment

ma·tu·ti·nal adjective : of, relating to, or occurring in the morning : EARLY

mat·zo or mat·zoh noun, plural mat·zoth or mat·zos or mat·zohs [ORIGIN: Yiddish matse, fr. Heb maṣṣāh]

: unleavened bread eaten esp. at the Passover

maud·lin adjective [ORIGIN: alter. of Mary Magdalene; fr. her depiction as a weeping, penitent sinner]

1 : drunk enough to be silly

2 : weakly and effusively sentimental

Synonyms

corny, mawkish, mushy, saccharine, sappy, schmaltzy, sentimental, sloppy, sugary—more at CORNY

1maul noun : a heavy hammer often with a wooden head used esp. for driving wedges

2maul verb 1 a : to strike repeatedly : BEAT

b : MANGLE

2 : to handle roughly

Synonyms

maltreat, manhandle, mishandle, rough—more at MANHANDLE

maun·der verb 1 : to wander slowly and idly

2 : to speak indistinctly or disconnectedly

Synonyms

[1] gad, gallivant, knock, meander, mope, ramble, range, roam, rove, traipse, wander—more at WANDER

[2] ramble, rattle, run on—more at RAMBLE

mau·so·le·um noun, plural -leums or -lea [ORIGIN: L, fr. Gk mausōleion, fr. Mausōlos Mausolus †ab 353 B.C. ruler of Caria whose tomb was one of the seven wonders of the ancient world]

: a large tomb; especially : a usu. stone building for entombment of the dead above ground

mauve noun : a moderate purple, violet, or lilac color

ma·ven also ma·vin noun [ORIGIN: Yiddish meyvn, fr. LHeb mēbhīn]

: EXPERT

mav·er·ick noun [ORIGIN: Samuel A. Maverick †1870 Am. pioneer who did not brand his calves]

1 : an unbranded range animal

2 : a person who does not conform to a generally accepted pattern of thought or action : NONCONFORMIST

Synonyms

bohemian, deviant, individualist, loner, nonconformist—more at NONCONFORMIST

maw noun 1 : STOMACH; also : the crop of a bird

2 : the throat, gullet, or jaws esp. of a voracious animal

mawk·ish adjective : sickly sentimental

— mawk·ish·ly adverb

Synonyms

corny, maudlin, mushy, saccharine, sappy, schmaltzy, sentimental, sloppy, sugary—more at CORNY

mawk·ish·ness noun : the quality or state of being mawkish

Synonyms

mush, sentimentality—more at SENTIMENTALITY