Whit
Describing Pentecost celebrations
A whit is a tiny amount, the smallest particle imaginable.
The word appears almost exclusively in negative constructions: not a whit, without a whit of evidence, It doesn't matter a whit.
Outside these fixed phrases, whit has little independent life in modern English.
quantity
Minuscule quantity
- jotBrief, hasty recording
- bitSmall amount or portion
- smidgenVery small quantity
- traceMinute remnant or pursue
speck · modicum · scrap · shred · particle · mite · tad · ounce
idiom
Attentive regard for others
- matterSpace-occupying substance with mass
- differenceWay things contrast
- concernTroubled interest in something
- botherTo annoy or disturb
significance · importance · relevance · consequence · weight
iota
Minuscule quantity
trace · speck · modicum · scrap · shred · particle · mite · tad · ounce · hint
care
Attentive regard for others
- matterSpace-occupying substance with mass
- differenceWay things contrast
- concernTroubled interest in something
bother · significance · importance · relevance · consequence · weight