matrimony, n. [marriage], wedlock.
matron, n. dame.
matronly, a. elderly, [dignified], matronal.
matted, a. [tangled], snarled, entangled.
matter, n. substance, [material], [body]; essence, [pith], embodiment, elements; [importance], [significance], [moment], [consequence], [weight], [materiality]; [pus], purulence; [manuscript], [copy]. Associated words: [material], immaterial, [materiality], immateriality, [atom], [molecule], chemistry, hylism, hylotheism, hylopathism, hylogenesis, materialism, physics, somatics, somatology.
matter, v. import, [signify], be of [importance]; [maturate], suppurate.
matter-of-fact, a. [practical], pragmatical, [unimaginative], [commonplace], prosaic.
maturate, v. suppurate; [mature].
maturation, n. suppuration; maturing.
mature, a. full-grown, [ripe], developed, [perfect]; prepared, finished. Antonyms: See immature.