tittle

American  

[tit-l] / ˈtɪt l /

noun

• tittles
  plural

1. a dot or other small mark in writing or printing, used as a diacritic, punctuation, etc.

2. a very small part or quantity; a particle, jot, or whit.

   He said he didn't care a tittle.

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tittle British  

/ ˈtɪtəl /

noun

1. a small mark in printing or writing, esp a diacritic

2. a jot; particle

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• tittles
  plural

Etymology

Origin of tittle

First recorded before 900; Middle English titel, Old English titul, from Medieval Latin titulus “inscription, label, ticket, mark over a letter or word.” See title

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

tittle tittles

And he dismissed the criticism as Westminster "tittle tattle".

From BBC ● Nov. 24, 2021

The movement is driven by previously apathetic citizens who are suddenly examining every jot or tittle of every decision, resolution or bill — whether at local school boards or in Congress.

From Washington Post ● Nov. 3, 2021

Instead, Louisiana asserted that CRR must attack every jot and tittle of the state’s regulations one by one and prove that each one individually imposes an undue burden on women.

From Slate ● Aug. 7, 2019

He almost won two national championships playing this brand of soul-defeating basketball, and is directly responsible for two of the three lowest-scoring national tittle games since...1984.

From Golf Digest ● Apr. 30, 2018

“Look,” she says, “I’m sorry you’re angry, Tonni. I guess I’m a tittle naive about some things...”Tonni snorts.

From "The Misfits" by James Howe

I'm glad my education   Enables me to stand Against the vile temptation   Held out on every hand; Eschewing all the tittles   With vanity replete, I'm loyal to the victuals   Our grandsires used to eat!

From A Little Book of Western Verse by Eugene Field

What shalt thou exchange for rags? robes; for tittles? titles; for thyself? -me.

From Love's Labour's Lost by William Shakespeare

The eventful morn of my trial for Breach of Promise has at length arrived, and I am resolved to jot down on the exterior of my brief such tittles as take place.

From Baboo Jabberjee, B.A. by F. Anstey

Thus it is that in the Word Divine things and arcana of heaven are contained even in its iotas, points and tittles.

From Heaven and its Wonders and Hell by John Ager