jot

1 of 2

noun

ˈjät 

: the least bit : iota

jot

2 of 2

verb

jotted; jotting

transitive verb

: to write briefly or hurriedly : set down in the form of a note

jot this down

Synonyms of jot

Noun

• damn
• whit
• lick
• hoot
• shred

Verb

• record
• log
• write down
• report
• set down
• transcribe
• note

Examples of jot in a Sentence

Noun

it's obvious that he doesn't have a jot of interest in history

Verb

He paused to jot a few notes on a slip of paper.

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Sometimes the import agent or the customs official jots down the wrong product code, the wrong tariff rate, or the wrong number of units. —Robert Goulder, Forbes.com, 30 Mar. 2026

Whereas a caddie jots down notes in a yardage book, Morse keeps observations on his phone and refers to them year after year. —Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2026

Verb

There’s no record of Caedmon jotting the poem down himself—but records of it can be found in copies of a history of Christianity in England written by the Venerable Bede, an English monk and scholar, called the Ecclesiastical History of the English People. —Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 18 May 2026

As a result, in 2016, a number of students secretly started jotting down Fasano’s wisest reflections and surprised him with a notebook filled with them at the end of the semester. —Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 17 May 2026

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Latin iota, jota iota

First Known Use

Noun

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Verb

1735, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for jot

• aught
• baht
• blot
• bott
• bought
• brought
• caught
• clot
• cot
• cott
• dot
• fought

Kids Definition

jot

1 of 2 noun

ˈjät 

: the least bit

jot

2 of 2 verb

jotted; jotting

: to make a brief note of

jot this down