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Definition of whit noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

whit

noun
 
/wɪt/
 
/wɪt/
[singular] (old-fashioned) usually in negative sentencesIdioms
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  1. a very small amount synonym jot
    • She hadn't changed a whit since I'd seen her last.
    Word Originlate Middle English: apparently an alteration of obsolete wight ‘small amount’.
Idioms
not a whit | not one whit
  1. not at all; not the smallest amount
    • The result should surprise us not one whit.
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