- (not used with a negative)
rather; a bit: she found it somewhat less easy than he
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some•what /ˈsʌmˌhwʌt, -ˌhwɑt, -ˌwʌt, -ˌwɑt/USA pronunciation
adv.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- in some measure or degree;
to some extent:That defeat was somewhat surprising.
some•what
(sum′hwut′, -hwot′, -hwət, -wut′, -wot′, -wət),USA pronunciation adv.
n.
- in some measure or degree;
to some extent:not angry, just somewhat disturbed.
n.
- some part, portion, amount, etc.
- 1150–1200; Middle English; see some, what
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'somewhat' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
-ish
- Astarte
- Bibb lettuce
- acceleration of gravity
- acidulate
- acknowledge
- adventure playground
- aggravate
- aliquant
- alone
- amber
- ampulla
- anchovy pear
- anyone
- apprehension
- apricot
- arriccio
- austere
- awkward
- azure
- balding
- balmacaan
- base
- basset
- basset horn
- bergy bit
- bit
- black
- blue
- bluish
- bourrée
- brooding
- can
- carbuncle
- cardioid
- celadon
- chewy
- chimpanzee
- chloropicrin
- cholera infantum
- cicero
- circle
- cirrostratus
- cloud
- cockle
- cockscomb
- cold
- community
- countenance
- creodont