n.
Function: adjective
Date: 13th century
1 a ― used as an interrogative expressing inquiry about the identity, nature, or value of a person, object, or matter < what minerals do we export> b : how remarkable or striking for good or bad qualities ― used especially in exclamatory utterances and dependent clauses < what mountains> <remember what fun we had> < what a suggestion> < what a charming girl>
2 a (1) : WHATEVER 1A (2) : ANY <ornament of what description soever> b : the ⋯ that : as much or as many ⋯ as <rescued what survivors they found>