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whit  (hwt, wt)
n.
The least bit; an iota: doesn't give a whit what was said; not a whit afraid.

[Middle English, amount, from Old English wiht; see wight1.]

whit
Noun
not a whit not at all: it does not matter a whit [probably variant of obsolete wight a person]

Whit
Noun
short for Whitsuntide
Adjective
of Whitsuntide: Whit Monday
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.whitwhit - a tiny or scarcely detectable amount
small indefinite amount, small indefinite quantity - an indefinite quantity that is below average size or magnitude

whit
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Whit [wɪt] nPentecostés m
Whit [wɪt] nla Pentecôte
Whit [wɪt] nPentecoste f

Whit [wit] Whitsun
n ˈWhit Monday
the day after Whit Sunday. Pinkster عيد العَنْصَرَه، عيد الخَمْسين Петдесетница svatodušní neděle anden pinsedag der Pfingstmontag Δευτέρα της Πεντηκοστής lunes de Pentecostés teine (kolmas) nelipüha دوشنبه ویت Lundi de Pentecôte חַג שָׁבוּעוֹת נוֹצרִי पेन्तेकोस्त के बाद का दिन Duhovski ponedjeljak pünkösdhétfő sehari setelah Whitsun domenica di Pentecoste 聖霊降臨祭の翌日 Sekminių pirmadienis (antroji Sekminių diena) otrie Vasarsvētki sehari selepas Whit Sunday Tweede Pinksterdag annen pinsedag Духов день svätodušný pondelok binkoštni ponedeljek Duhovi annandag pingst วันจันทร์ที่เจ็ดหลังวันอีสเตอร์ Paskalyadan sonraki 7.nci Pazartesi 圣靈降臨節的第二天 День Святого Духа وہ اتوار جو ایسٹر کے ساتویں اتوار کے بعد آتا ہے ngày thứ hai lễ Hiện xuống


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But then there were some sceptical Greeks and Romans, who, standing out from the orthodox pagans of their times, equally doubted the story of Hercules and the whale, and Arion and the dolphin; and yet their doubting those traditions did not make those traditions one whit the less facts, for all that.
The people assembled; Mahomet called the hill to come to him, again and again; and when the hill stood still, he was never a whit abashed, but said, If the hill will not come to Mahomet, Mahomet will go to the hill.
At first the thing was merry and pleasant enough; but when it had gone on a while, and there seemed to be no end of playing or dancing, they began to cry out, and beg him to leave off; but he stopped not a whit the more for their entreaties, till the judge not only gave him his life, but promised to return him the hundred florins.
 
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