whit

noun

\ ˈ(h)wit

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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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Examples of whit in a Sentence

I care not a whit about what other people think.

Recent Examples on the Web These folks have been sweetening lives here since the early 1950s, and the taffy recipe hasn't changed a whit. — Tracey Minkin, Southern Living, "Plan Your Best Vacation Ever," 9 Mar. 2021 Many folk, less deserving than Stoppard, and with scarcely a whit of his charm, are greeted with godsends. — Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, "Tom Stoppard’s Charmed and Haunted Life," 22 Feb. 2021 In all those years, neither one of us ever met a Social Security recipient or a potential beneficiary who worried one little whit about getting the most out of his or her monthly benefits. — Tom Margenau, Dallas News, "Don’t lose sleep: Seniors obsess over ‘maximizing’ their Social Security," 21 Feb. 2021 The man is a complete dolt who is pathologically incurious about the world and does not care a whit about anyone but himself, and his brand of shameless, emboldened stupidity has conquered the Republican Party. — Ryan Cooper, TheWeek, "Trump's jaw-dropping vaccine screwup," 8 Dec. 2020 Bubba loves her deeply, admires her just as much, and understands her not a whit. — John Brummett, Arkansas Online, "OPINION | JOHN BRUMMETT: Bubba breaks it down," 15 Nov. 2020 Not one whit, because Inception is first and foremost top-notch entertainment. — Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, "Can’t watch Tenet? Now is the perfect time to revisit Inception," 7 Sep. 2020 This virus doesn’t care a whit about my politics or my religion. — Dp Opinion, The Denver Post, "Letters: Respect, don’t fear, COVID-19 (5/27/20)," 27 May 2020 The state has been built on promises of an eternal present, on blithe and deliberate disregard for the past so as not to have to learn from it—on a refusal to give a single naked whit about the future. — Lauren Groff, The Atlantic, "The Dark Soul of the Sunshine State," 21 June 2020

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“Whit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/whit. Accessed 13 Apr. 2021.

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whit

noun

English Language Learners Definition of whit

informal + old-fashioned : a very small amount

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whit

noun

\ ˈhwit

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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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