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- [suhm-thing]
- /ˈsʌmˌθɪŋ/
- /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [suhm-thing]
- /ˈsʌmˌθɪŋ/
Definitions of something word
- noun something Informal. a person or thing of some value or consequence: He is really something! This writer has something to say and she says it well. 1
- adverb something in some degree; to some extent; somewhat. 1
- adverb something Informal. to a high or extreme degree; quite: He took on something fierce about my tardiness. 1
- pronoun something any one thing 1
- pronoun something one thing 1
- adverb something to some degree 1
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Origin of something
First appearance:
before 1000 One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; Middle English, Old English sum thing. See some, thing1
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Parts of speech for Something
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
something popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
something usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for something
adv something
- a little — small in size; not big; not large; tiny: a little desk in the corner of the room.
- averagely — a quantity, rating, or the like that represents or approximates an arithmetic mean: Her golf average is in the 90s. My average in science has gone from B to C this semester.
- fairly — in a fair manner; justly or honestly; impartially.
- in part — a portion or division of a whole that is separate or distinct; piece, fragment, fraction, or section; constituent: the rear part of the house; to glue the two parts together.
- in reason — a basis or cause, as for some belief, action, fact, event, etc.: the reason for declaring war.
adj something
- a-1 — noting a vessel regarded by a shipping-classification society as being equipped to the highest standard and with equipment maintained in first-class condition.
- a1 — in good health; physically fit
- bodacious — If you say that someone or something is bodacious, you mean that they are very good or impressive.
- considerable — Considerable means great in amount or degree.
- doozie — Also, doozer [doo-zer] /ˈdu zər/ (Show IPA). something that is extraordinary or outstanding of its kind: The storm was a doozie, with winds of fifty miles an hour.
noun something
- big game — Large wild animals such as lions and elephants that are hunted for sport are often referred to as big game.
- charisma — You say that someone has charisma when they can attract, influence, and inspire people by their personal qualities.
- charm — Charm is the quality of being pleasant or attractive.
- chemistry — Chemistry is the scientific study of the structure of substances and of the way that they react with other substances.
- concreteness — constituting an actual thing or instance; real: a concrete proof of his sincerity.
adverb something
- bearably — In a bearable manner.
- insignificantly — Of such extremely small quantity or degree that it is not worth measuring.
Antonyms for something
noun something
- goose egg — the numeral zero, often used to indicate the failure of a team to score in a game or unit of a game: a pitchers' duel, with nothing but goose eggs on the scoreboard.
- nada — nothing; zero; none: I have absolutely no motivation—zilch, zip, nada!
- nonbeing — the fact of existing; existence (as opposed to nonexistence).
- nonentity — a person or thing of no importance.
- nothing — no thing; not anything; naught: to say nothing.
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