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whit

[hwit, wit]

noun

the least bit; jot; iota: chiefly in negative constructions: not a whit the wiser

Origin of whit

Early Modern English respelling of wiht, a wight

whit

noun

The least bit; an iota: doesn't give a whit what was said; not a whit afraid.

Origin of whit

Middle English, amount, from Old English wiht; see wight¹.

whit

Noun

(plural whits)

The smallest part or particle imaginable; an iota.
He worked tirelessly to collect and wind a ball of string eight feet around, and it matters not one whit.

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Noun

(plural Whits)

the season of Whitsuntide

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