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Whit

Whit Meaning & Definition
Whit Definition And Meaning

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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