noun
a particle; bit; jot (used especially in negative phrases): not a whit better.
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| —n | |
| (usually used with a negative) the smallest particle; iota; jot: he has changed not a whit | |
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| Whit (wɪt) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | See Whitsuntide |
| —adj | |
| 2. | of or relating to Whitsuntide |
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Word Origin & History
whit
"smallest particle," 12c., in na whit "no amount," from O.E. nan wiht, from wiht "amount," originally "person, human being" (see wight).
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Example sentences
Seeing if he had them, he should not be the better wrapped or covered from cold, neither in his apparel any whit the comelier.
What you realize is that the actual truth matters not a whit.
And it takes away not one whit of the awe and sheer amazement such an event engenders.
Unfortunately, they seem to have been replaced by a new set of smiling faces fronting brains that are not a whit wiser.
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