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WHIT (4)
whit
shred, scintilla, whit, iota, tittle, smidgen, smidgeon, smidgin, smidge - n
a tiny or scarcely detectable amount
Whit means a small tiny part of something. If you don't even have a whit of courage, you are most likely a chicken.
Whit indicates a bit of something, and usually something abstract like a feeling or emotion. You might feel the last whit of your confidence depart when your teacher hands out the 32-page final exam. Don't confuse whit with wit, meaning mental sharpness or keen sense of humor. Let's hope you have more than a whit of wit in your personality!
etymology
"smallest particle," 1520s, from na whit "no amount" (c. 1200), from Old English nan wiht, from wiht "amount," originally "person, human being" (see wight).
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