something

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).

Examples

He's really something! I've never heard such a great voice.
I have a feeling something good is going to happen today.
I have something for you in my bag.
I must have forgotten to pack something, but I can't think what.
She has a certain something.
She's quite something. I can't believe she would do such a mean thing.
Some marmosets are less than six inches tall. —Well, isn't that something?
That child is something of a genius.
The answer to four down is P something T something Y.
The baby looks something like his father.
The performance was something of a disappointment.

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

Words With Friends Score: 17

something: valid Words With Friends Word