whit
noun
ˈwit\
Definition of whit
: the smallest part or particle imaginable : bit what some people will do for a whit of publicity— Patrick Quinn
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beans, continental, darn (also durn), fig, hoot, iota, jot, lick, modicum, rap, syllable, tittle, whoop
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Without a whit of cumbersome scenery or signaling, the play slips from the 21st century into 1844, when a young German Jew arrives in the harbor of New York City. — Ben Brantley, New York Times, "Review: ‘The Lehman Trilogy’ Is a Transfixing Epic of Riches and Ruin," 13 July 2018 This doesn’t detract a whit from its heart-breaking poignancy and the storm of emotions that leaves half the audience sobbing by the final scenes. — Deborah Young, The Hollywood Reporter, "'Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms': Film Review | Shanghai 2018," 27 June 2018 The primary in Vice President Mike Pence's home state has turned personal largely because there's hardly a whit of policy difference among the three GOP candidates — Reps. — NBC News, "GOP candidates' circular firing squad ahead of Indiana Senate primary," 30 Apr. 2018 Third: neither Roseman nor Pederson cared a whit about their supposedly tenuous futures. — Marcus Hayes, Philly.com, "Eagles' Howie Roseman made draft moves that should pay off like 2017's did | Marcus Hayes," 29 Apr. 2018 But if the scandals keep building, if Pruitt stays on the TV, all his loyal and effective service to the tribe won’t matter a whit to Trump, who may well have a dyspeptic moment watching Fox & Friends and fire him via tweet. — David Roberts, Vox, "Tribalism put Scott Pruitt in power. It may not be enough to save him.," 7 Apr. 2018 What reporters think and feel matters not one whit. — Eric Adler, kansascity, "How we found our stories of child marriage | The Kansas City Star," 11 Mar. 2018 The elites don't care — not one whit — about America's school system and schoolchildren. ... — Aaron Blake, Washington Post, "The NRA goes to DEFCON 1 with its new talking points," 22 Feb. 2018 Not a white man of privilege, but a whit man nonetheless. — Michael Harriot, The Root, "The Root's Clapback Mailbag: Secondhand Clapbacks," 23 Feb. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'whit.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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whit
noun
English Language Learners Definition of whit
: a very small amount
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whit
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ˈwit\
Kids Definition of whit
: a very small amount That tree hadn't grown one whit in all that time.— Natalie Babbitt, Tuck Everlasting
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