What does "somewhat" mean?

More or less; a certain quantity or degree; a part, more or less; something.

What is a synonym for "somewhat"?

Common synonyms include: moderately, more or less, a bit, a little, a little bit, a mite.

//ˈsʌmwɒt// adv, noun, pron

adv, noun, pron ·Moderate ·College level

Noun

1
More or less; a certain quantity or degree; a part, more or less; something. countable, uncountable
"its taste, which is plainly acid, and somewhat rough"
2
A person or thing of importance; a somebody. countable, uncountable
"c. 1810-1820, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Notes on Troilus and Cressida Pity that the researchful notary has not either told us in what century, and of what history, he was a writer, or been simply content to depose, that Lollius, if a writer of that name existed at all, was a somewhat somewhere."

Adverb

1
To a limited extent or degree; not completely. not-comparable
"The crowd was somewhat larger than expected, perhaps due to the good weather."
2
Very. UK, not-comparable
"Two of the coaches are still on the site of the line; one, a first class observation coach carrying the S.R. number 6991, is at Snapper Halt, where it still stands, in fair condition but somewhat weatherbeaten […]"