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WHIT
shred, scintilla, whit, iota, tittle, smidgen, smidgeon, smidgin, smidge
(noun) a tiny or scarcely detectable amount
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Noun
whit (plural whits)
The smallest part or particle imaginable; an iota.
Synonyms
• (smallest part imaginable): bit, iota, jot, scrap
• See also modicum.
Etymology 2
Preposition
whit
Eye dialect spelling of with.
Anagrams
• with, with-
Etymology 1
Noun
Whit (plural Whits)
The season of Whitsuntide.
Etymology 2
Shortening of the surname of Dick Whittington, London mayor who funded the rebuilding of the prison.
Proper noun
the Whit
(obsolete, thieves) Newgate Prison in London, England.
Anagrams
• with, with-
Source: Wiktionary
Whit, n. Etym: [OE. wight, wiht, AS. wiht a creature, a thing. See Wight, and cf. Aught, Naught.]
Definition: 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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