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4 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: -some \-some\ (-s[=o]m). A combining form or suffix from Gr sw^ma (gen. sw`matos) the body; as in merosome, a body segment; cephalosome, etc From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: -some \-some\ (-s[u^]m). [AS. -sum; akin to G. & OHG. -sam, Icel. samr, Goth. lustusams longed for See {Same}, a., and cf {Some}, a.] An adjective suffix having primarily the sense of like or same and indicating a considerable degree of the thing or quality denoted in the first part of the compound; as in mettlesome, full of mettle or spirit; gladsome, full of gladness; winsome, blithesome, etc From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Some \Some\ (s[u^]m), a. [OE. som, sum, AS sum; akin to OS., OFries., & OHG. sum, OD som, D. sommig Icel. sumr, Dan. somme (pl.), Sw somlige (pl.), Goth. sums, and E. same [root]191. See {Same}, a., and cf {-some}.] 1. Consisting of a greater or less portion or sum; composed of a quantity or number which is not stated; -- used to express an indefinite quantity or number; as some wine; some water; some persons. Used also pronominally; as I have some Some theoretical writers allege that there was a time when there was no such thing as society. --Blackstone. 2. A certain; one -- indicating a person, thing event, etc., as not known individually, or designated more specifically; as some man, that is some one man. ``Some brighter clime.'' --Mrs. Barbauld Some man praiseth his neighbor by a wicked intent. --Chaucer. Most gentlemen of property, at some period or other of their lives, are ambitious of representing their county in Parliament. --Blackstone. 3. Not much a little; moderate; as the censure was to some extent just 4. About near more or less -- used commonly with numerals, but formerly also with a singular substantive of time or distance; as a village of some eighty houses; some two or three persons; some hour hence From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: some adj 1: quantifier; used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity; "have some milk"; "some roses were still blooming"; "having some friends over"; "some apples"; "some paper" [syn: {some(a)}] [ant: {no(a)}, {all(a)}] 2: unknown or unspecified; "some lunatic drove into my car"; "some man telephoned while you were out"; "some day my prince will come"; "some enchanted evening" [syn: {some(a)}] 3: relatively many but unspecified in number; "they were here for some weeks"; "we did not meet again for some years" [syn: {some(a)}] 4: (informal; slang) remarkable; "that was some party"; "she is some skier" 5: relatively much but unspecified in amount or extent; "we talked for some time"; "he was still some distance away" [syn: {some(a)}] adv : (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct; "lasted approximately an hour"; "in just about a minute"; "he's about 30 years old"; "I've had about all I can stand"; "we meet about once a month"; "some forty people came"; "weighs around a hundred pounds"; "roughly $3,000"; "holds 3 gallons, more or less"; "20 or so people were at the party" [syn: {approximately}, {about}, {close to}, {just about}, {roughly}, {more or less}, {around}, {or so}]
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