-SOME


Meaning of -SOME in English

-some /s ə m/ AmE suffix

[ Sense 1: Language: Old English ; Origin: -sum ]

[ Sense 2: Origin: some ]

1 . [in adjectives] tending to behave in a particular way, or having a particular quality:

a troublesome boy (=who causes trouble)

a bothersome back injury (=that bothers you)

2 . [in nouns] a group of a particular number, for example in a game:

a golf foursome (=four people playing golf together)

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.