- (usually used with a negative) the smallest particle; iota; jot: he has changed not a whit
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whit /hwɪt, wɪt/USA pronunciation
n. [countable;
singular, a + ~]
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- the smallest amount;
a bit:I don't care a whit.
whit
(hwit, wit),USA pronunciation n.
- a particle;
bit;
jot (used esp. in negative phrases):not a whit better. - perh. alteration of Middle English wiht wight1 1470–80
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whit /wɪt/ n
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'whit' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
naught
- nought
- Pentecost
- quarter day
- Trinity Sunday
- tu-whit tu-whoo
- Whitsun
- Whit Sunday
- Whitsuntide
- atom
- bit
- grain
- iota
- lintwhite
- northern whiting
- particle
- tittle
- white
- whited sepulcher
- whitish
- whitlow
- whittle
- Whit Week
- South Whittier