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whit
whit W0189800 (wĭt, hwĭt)n. The least bit; an iota: doesn't give a whit what was said; not a whit afraid.
[Middle English, amount, from Old English wiht; see wight1.]whit (wɪt) n (usually used with a negative) the smallest particle; iota; jot: he has changed not a whit. [C15: probably variant of wight1]
Whit (wɪt) n (Ecclesiastical Terms) See Whitsuntideadj (Ecclesiastical Terms) of or relating to Whitsuntidewhit (ʰwɪt, wɪt)
n. the smallest amount: I don't care a whit. [1470–80] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  whit - a tiny or scarcely detectable amountiota, scintilla, shred, smidge, smidgen, smidgeon, smidgin, tittlesmall indefinite amount, small indefinite quantity - an indefinite quantity that is below average size or magnitude |
whitnoun bit, drop, piece, trace, scrap, dash, grain, particle, fragment, atom, pinch, shred, crumb, mite, jot, speck, modicum, least bit, iota It does not make one whit of difference what we do.whitnoun1. The least bit:hoot, iota, jot, ounce, shred.Informal: damn, rap.Slang: diddly.2. A tiny amount:bit, crumb, dab, dash, dot, dram, drop, fragment, grain, iota, jot, minim, mite, modicum, molecule, ort, ounce, particle, scrap, scruple, shred, smidgen, speck, tittle, trifle.Chiefly British: spot.TranslationsWhit (wit) Whitsun : Whit Sunday . ˈWhit Monday noun the day after Whit Sunday. 聖靈降臨節的第二天 圣灵降临节的第二天whit
care a whitTo care just the smallest amount. (A "whit" is an iota.) Often used in the negative. I don't care a whit what the neighbors say, I'm not taking that fence down!See also: care, whitnot one whitold-fashioned Not at all or in any way. We are not concerned about the investigation—not one whit. We have nothing to hide. A: "Do you mind if I tag along this afternoon?" B: "Not one whit!"See also: not, one, whitnot a whitold-fashioned Not at all or in any way. We are not concerned about the investigation—not a whit. We have nothing to hide. A: "Do you mind if I tag along this afternoon?" B: "Not a whit!"See also: not, whitnever a whitold-fashioned Not at all or in any way. Sinful thought, though less condemnable than action, is never a whit less morally repugnant.See also: never, whitto witThat is; more precisely; namely. Often used in technical or formal writing. The officer testified to having found several grams of a Class B narcotic, to wit, cocaine, on the defendant's person at the time of arrest. The plot is absolutely absurd, such as it is—to wit, an axe-wielding murderer teams up with a cyborg cop to stop an alien invasion.See also: witdidn't care a whit and don't care a whitdidn't care at all. Sally thought Joe liked her, but he didn't care a whit about her. I don't care a whit what you do with my old clothes.See also: care, whitto witnamely; that is; that is to say. The criminal was punished; to wit, he received a 20-year sentence. Many students, to wit Mary, Bill, Sue, and Anne, complained about their teacher.See also: witto witThat is to say, namely, as in There are three good reasons for not going, to wit, we don't want to, we don't have to, and we can't get a reservation . This expression comes from the now archaic verb to wit, meaning "know or be aware of," not heard except in this usage. [Late 1500s] See also: witnot a/one ˈwhit (old-fashioned) not at all; not the smallest amount: The party leaders care not a whit about the principles of democracy and freedom.See also: not, one, whitto ˈwit (old-fashioned, formal) used when you are about to be more exact about something you have just referred to: I told him I only spoke one foreign language, to wit French.See also: wit to wit That is to say; namely.See also: witto witNamely, that is to say. This expression comes from the sixteenth-century archaic verb to wit, meaning to know or be aware of. The current usage has long been a cliché. It often appears before a list of some kind, as in, “His whole family plans to attend, to wit, his parents, siblings, aunts, uncles, and cousins.”See also: witWhit
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| WHIT➣World Healthcare Innovation and Technology Congress (industry forum) | | WHIT➣Whittman-Hart (stock symbol) | | WHIT➣Western Healthcare Insurance Trust (est. 1976; Washington State Hospital Association) | | WHIT➣What's Happening In Tennessee (publication) |
whit
Related to whit: Whit Sunday, withSynonyms for whitnoun bitSynonyms- bit
- drop
- piece
- trace
- scrap
- dash
- grain
- particle
- fragment
- atom
- pinch
- shred
- crumb
- mite
- jot
- speck
- modicum
- least bit
- iota
Synonyms for whitnoun the least bitSynonyms- hoot
- iota
- jot
- ounce
- shred
- damn
- rap
- diddly
noun a tiny amountSynonyms- bit
- crumb
- dab
- dash
- dot
- dram
- drop
- fragment
- grain
- iota
- jot
- minim
- mite
- modicum
- molecule
- ort
- ounce
- particle
- scrap
- scruple
- shred
- smidgen
- speck
- tittle
- trifle
- spot
Synonyms for whitnoun a tiny or scarcely detectable amountSynonyms- iota
- scintilla
- shred
- smidge
- smidgen
- smidgeon
- smidgin
- tittle
Related Words- small indefinite amount
- small indefinite quantity
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