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not a whit — not a whit/not one whit/old fashioned phrase not at all He seemed not one whit discouraged by the result. Thesaurus: not at allsynonym Main entry … Useful english dictionary
not one whit — not a whit/not one whit/old fashioned phrase not at all He seemed not one whit discouraged by the result. Thesaurus: not at allsynonym Main entry: wh … Useful english dictionary
not a whit — ► not a whit not at all. Main Entry: ↑whit … English terms dictionary
whit — a 16c word derived ultimately from an Old English form meaning ‘a thing or creature of unknown origin’, is commonly used in both BrE and AmE in the phrase not a whit or no whit (= not at all, by no means): • This much ballyhooed Andrew Lloyd… … Modern English usage
whit — [wıt] n [Date: 1400 1500; Origin: wight creature, thing, bit (11 19 centuries), from Old English wiht] not a whit old fashioned not at all ▪ Sara had not changed a whit … Dictionary of contemporary English
whit — [ wıt, hwıt ] noun not a whit/not one whit OLD FASHIONED not at all … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
whit — ► NOUN ▪ a very small part or amount. ● not a whit Cf. ↑not a whit ORIGIN apparently from WIGHT(Cf. ↑W) in the obsolete sense «small amount» … English terms dictionary
whit — [hwit, wit] n. [Early ModE respelling of wiht, a WIGHT1] the least bit; jot; iota: chiefly in negative constructions [not a whit the wiser] … English World dictionary
whit — Not a whit, i. e. Not at all. Also a little while. North … A glossary of provincial and local words used in England
whit — [[t](h)wɪ̱t[/t]] 1) PHRASE: with neg, PHR after v (emphasis) You say not a whit or not one whit to emphasize that something is not the case at all. [mainly FORMAL or OLD FASHIONED] He cared not a whit for the social, political or moral aspects of … English dictionary
