Modern English usage. 2014.
whit — whit·en; whit·en·er; whit·field s; whit·ish·ness; whit·leather; whit·ley; whit·ling; whit·lock·ite; whit·low; whit·man·ese; whit·man·esque; whit·ma·ni·ac; whit·mon·day; whit·rack; whit·ster; whit·sun·day; whit·sun·tide; whit·taw·er; whit·ten;… … English syllables
Whit — Whit, n. [OE. wight, wiht, AS. wiht a creature, a thing. See {Wight}, and cf. {Aught}, {Naught}.] 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 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
whit — a 16c word derived ultimately from an Old English form meaning ‘a thing or creature of unknown origin’, is commonly used in both BrE and AmE in the phrase not a whit or no whit (= not at all, by no means): • This much ballyhooed Andrew Lloyd… … Modern English usage
whit — [wıt] n [Date: 1400 1500; Origin: wight creature, thing, bit (11 19 centuries), from Old English wiht] not a whit old fashioned not at all ▪ Sara had not changed a whit … Dictionary of contemporary English
whit — [ wıt, hwıt ] noun not a whit/not one whit OLD FASHIONED not at all … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
whit — ► NOUN ▪ a very small part or amount. ● not a whit Cf. ↑not a whit ORIGIN apparently from WIGHT(Cf. ↑W) in the obsolete sense «small amount» … English terms dictionary
whit — smallest particle, 12c., in na whit no amount, from O.E. nan wiht, from wiht amount, originally person, human being (see WIGHT (Cf. wight)) … Etymology dictionary
whit — [hwit, wit] n. [Early ModE respelling of wiht, a WIGHT1] the least bit; jot; iota: chiefly in negative constructions [not a whit the wiser] … English World dictionary
whit´en|er — whit|en «HWY tuhn», transitive verb. to make white or whiter: »Sunshine helps to whiten clothes. –v.i. to become white or whiter: »She whitened when she heard the bad news. –whit´en|er, noun. Synonym Study transitive verb, intransitive verb.… … Useful english dictionary
whit|en — «HWY tuhn», transitive verb. to make white or whiter: »Sunshine helps to whiten clothes. –v.i. to become white or whiter: »She whitened when she heard the bad news. –whit´en|er, noun. Synonym Study transitive verb, intransitive verb. Whiten,… … Useful english dictionary
