About The Word Whit
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Whit
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What's The Definition Of Whit?
[n] a tiny or scarcely detectable amount
Synonyms | Synonyms for Whit: iota | scintilla | shred | smidge | smidgen | smidgeon | smidgin | tittle Related Terms | Find terms related to Whit: See Also | small indefinite amount | small indefinite quantity Whit In Webster's Dictionary \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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