Thesaurus: whit
The smallest part or particle imaginable; a bit; a jot; an iota; -- generally used in an adverbial phrase in a negative sentence.
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- n. The smallest part or particle imaginable; a bit; a jot; an iota; -- generally used in an adverbial phrase in a negative sentence.
- n. a tiny or scarcely detectable amount
- 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.
- The smallest part or particle imaginable; a bit; a jot; aniota; -- generally used in an adverbial phrase in a negativesentence. "Samuel told him every whit." 1 Sam. iii. 18. "Every whitas great." South.So shall I no whit be behind in duty. Shak.It does not me a whit displease. Cowley.
- n:100 n a tiny or scarcely detectable amount