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whit

American  
[hwit, wit] / ʰwɪt, wɪt /

noun

  1. a particle; bit; jot (used especially in negative phrases).

    not a whit better.
Whit 1 British  
/ wɪt /

noun

  1. See Whitsuntide

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adjective

  1. of or relating to Whitsuntide

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whit 2 British  
/ wɪt /

noun

  1. (usually used with a negative) the smallest particle; iota; jot

    he has changed not a whit
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Etymology

Origin of whit

1470–80; perhaps alteration of Middle English wiht wight 1

Example Sentences

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Speculators, in contrast, care not a whit for cash flow; they are focused instead on future stock prices.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 24, 2025

And if the ending doesn’t feel entirely earned … well, we had so much fun getting there that it doesn’t matter a whit.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 4, 2024

"You could have teams of defense lawyers and experts review those documents until the end of time and it wouldn't matter one whit to the outcome of the case," he wrote.

From Salon • Oct. 5, 2023

Granted, dear reader, you probably don’t care a whit about any of this.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 20, 2023

I wasn’t smiling much that fall, but my handwriting didn’t improve a whit thereby.

From "Jacob Have I Loved" by Katherine Paterson

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