pragmatic vs matter-of-fact

pragmatic is a noun but matter-of-fact is not a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
pragmatic	Yes	Yes	No	No
matter-of-fact	No	Yes	No	No

As adjectives, pragmatic and matter-of-fact are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of pragmatic include pragmatical.

pragmatic (noun)	matter-of-fact (noun)
an imperial decree that becomes part of the fundamental law of the land

pragmatic (adjective)	matter-of-fact (adjective)
of or concerning the theory of pragmatism	concerned with practical matters
concerned with practical matters	not fanciful or imaginative
guided by practical experience and observation rather than theory