whit
noun /wɪt/
/wɪt/
[singular] (old-fashioned) usually in negative sentencesIdioms - a very small amount synonym jot
- She hadn't changed a whit since I'd seen her last.
Word Originlate Middle English: apparently an alteration of obsolete wight ‘small amount’.
Idioms
not a whit | not one whit
- not at all; not the smallest amount
- The result should surprise us not one whit.