Meaning of WHIT
| Pronunciation: | | wit
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| | Definition: | | [n] a tiny or scarcely detectable amount |
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| | Synonyms: | | iota, scintilla, shred, smidge, smidgen, smidgeon, smidgin, tittle |
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| | See Also: | | small indefinite amount, small indefinite quantity | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Whit\, n. [OE. wight, wiht, AS. wiht a creature, a thing.
See {Wight}, and cf. {Aught}, {Naught}.]
The smallest part or particle imaginable; a bit; a jot; an
iota; -- generally used in an adverbial phrase in a negative
sentence. ``Samuel told him every whit.'' --1 Sam. iii. 18.
``Every whit as great.'' --South.
So shall I no whit be behind in duty. --Shak.
It does not me a whit displease. --Cowley.
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