whit

whit

noun \ˈhwit, ˈwit\

Definition of WHIT

: the smallest part or particle imaginable : bit <what some people will do for a whit of publicity — Patrick Quinn>

Examples of WHIT

1. <I care not a whit about what other people think.>

Origin of WHIT

Middle English, probably alteration of wiht, wight creature, thing — more at wight

First Known Use: 15th century

Related to WHIT

Synonyms

beans, bubkes (also bupkes or bupkus), continental, damn, darn (also durn), diddly [slang], diddly-squat [slang], doodley-squat (or doodly-squat), fig, ghost, hoot, iota, lick, modicum, rap, squat [slang], syllable, tittle, jot, whoop

Related Words

ace, bit, crumb, dab, driblet, glimmer, hint, little, mite, nip, ounce, particle, peanuts, pin, ray, scrap, scruple, semblance, shade, shadow, shred, skosh, smidgen (also smidgeon or smidgin or smidge), snap, speck, spot, sprinkling, strain, streak, suspicion, touch, trace

Rhymes with WHIT

bit, bitt, brit, Brit, chit, dit, fit, flit, frit, git, grit, hit, it, kit, knit, lit, mitt, nit, pit, quit, sit, skit, slit, snit, spit, split, Split, sprit, teat, tit, twit, wit, writ, zit