Main Entry: ¹some·thing

Pronunciation: \ˈsəm(p)-thiŋ, especially in rapid speech or for 2 ˈsəm-p^əm\

Function: pronoun

Date: before 12th century

1 a : some indeterminate or unspecified thing b : some indeterminate amount more than a specified number —used in combination <twenty-something years old> <a group of fifty-somethings>
2 : a person or thing of consequence
3 : one having more or less the character, qualities, or nature of something different <is something of a bore>

— something else : something or someone special or extraordinary