Who are you?
Somewhat.
Someone?
Someone can be I. Or not.
Can't you be plain with me?
You're opposing me.
That's not fair!
I am, though.
Are you?
Reasonably.
To a degree, then?
Not quite.
I see.
Do you?
Hints:
Think synonyms
The word I am talking to here means two things, which makes this riddle pretty difficult.
I guess:
PRETTY
Line by line explanation:
Who are you?
- Somewhat.
"Pretty" can mean "somewhat", as in "that was pretty fast".
Someone?
- Someone can be I. Or not.
Someone can be pretty, or not pretty.
Can't you be plain with me?
- You're opposing me.
"Pretty" is the opposite of "plain".
That's not fair!
- I am, though.
"Fair" is a synonym of "pretty", so this means "pretty is fair".
Are you?
- Reasonably.
"Are you fair"? "Pretty" is pretty fair (reasonably fair).
To a degree, then?
- Not quite.
Pretty is more than "to a degree". It is a bit more than "somewhat" but less than "mostly".
My guess is
the word "enough"
Explanations:
"Someone can I be. Or not." - Sometimes people say that "You are enough", meaning that who you are is worthy and sufficient.
"You're opposing me." - "Enough" can be used to stop a conversation, express that you are against something, like saying "that's enough".
That's not fair. I am, though! - There is the expression "fair enough", so you could say "enough" is fair.
"Are you? Reasonably." - "Enough" in expression like "good enough" means that something is reasonably good.
"To a degree then? Not quite" - "Enough" means just enough, it does not really specify a degree or extent.
