Definition of SOMETHING

something

Meanings

Plural: somethings

Pron

  • An uncertain or unspecified thing; one thing.
  • A quality to a moderate degree.
  • A talent or quality that is difficult to specify.
  • Somebody who or something that is superlative or notable in some way.

Adj

  • Having a characteristic that the speaker cannot specify.

Adv

  • Somewhat; to a degree.
  • Used to adverbialise a following adjective

Verb

  • Designates an action whose name is forgotten by, unknown or unimportant to the user, e.g. from words of a song.

Noun

  • An object whose nature is yet to be defined.
  • An object whose name is forgotten by, unknown or unimportant to the user, e.g., from words of a song. Also used to refer to an object earlier indefinitely referred to as 'something' (pronoun sense).

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English somþyng, some-thing, som thing, sum thinge, sum þinge, from Old English sum þing (literally “some thing”), equivalent to some + thing. Compare Old English āwiht (“something”, literally “some thing, any thing”), Swedish någonting (“something”, literally “some thing, any thing”).

Synonyms

je ne sais quoi, sth

Scrabble Score: 15

something is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
something is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
something is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 17

something is a valid Words With Friends word