Whit
[wɪt]
Definition
(n.) The smallest part or particle imaginable; a bit; a jot; an iota; -- generally used in an adverbial phrase in a negative sentence.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Iota, jot, tittle, particle, bit, atom, grain, scrap, mite, ace, corpuscle, scintilla.
Inputed by Hubert
Definition
n. the smallest particle imaginable: a bit.
Editor: Zeke
Examples
- He seemed not one whit subdued by the change of scene and action impending. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- If I thought you one whit like Madame Ginevra, I would not sit here waiting for your communications. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- Not a whit, not a hair-breadth. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- I responded, rousing myself quickly, I was not affected at all--not a whit. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- Clara was honest and quiet; but heavy, mindless, and unimpressible: not one whit to my taste. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- It did not one whit change her manner to me. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- I put her cool hand to my hot forehead; No, Die, not one whit. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- Whit-Tuesday saw her rise almost with the sun. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- If my trouble had wrought with a whit less stress and reality, I doubt whether he would ever have acknowledged or restored it. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- The acts by which a scientific man in his laboratory learns more about flame differ no whit in principle. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- What I say,' her voice sprang into flame, 'I say because it is TRUE, do you see, because you are YOU, a foul and false liar, a whited sepulchre. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
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