/ wɪt; NAmE / noun
[ sing. ] ( old-fashioned ) (usually in negative sentences) a very small amount
SYN jot
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IDIOMS
- not a whit | not one whit
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WORD ORIGIN
late Middle English : apparently an alteration of obsolete wight small amount .
/ wɪt; NAmE / noun
[ sing. ] ( old-fashioned ) (usually in negative sentences) a very small amount
SYN jot
•
IDIOMS
- not a whit | not one whit
••
WORD ORIGIN
late Middle English : apparently an alteration of obsolete wight small amount .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005