WHIT

shred, scintilla, whit, iota, tittle, smidgen, smidgeon, smidgin, smidge

(noun) a tiny or scarcely detectable amount

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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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

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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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