not a whit - meaning and definition. What is not a whit
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What (who) is not a whit - definition

WIKIMEDIA DISAMBIGUATION PAGE
WHIT (radio); Whit (disambiguation)

not a whit      
not at all.
<a href="">whita>
whit         
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¦ noun a very small part or amount.
Phrases
every whit wholly.
not a whit not at all.
Origin
ME: appar. an alt. of obs. wight 'small amount'.
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1.
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 literature...
PHRASE: with neg, PHR after v [emphasis]
2.
Whit means the same as <a href="">Whitsuna>
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The orchestra gave its first performance on Whit Monday.
N-UNCOUNT: usu N n

Wikipedia

Whit

Whit may refer to:

  • Whit or Whitsun, another name for the holy day of Pentecost
  • Whit (given name)
  • Whit (novel), by Iain Banks
  • WHIT, a radio station licensed to Madison, Wisconsin, United States, which holds the call sign WHIT beginning 2009
  • WCSY (AM), a radio station licensed to South Haven, Michigan, United States, which held the call sign WHIT from 2005 to 2009
  • WHKF, a radio station licensed to Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States, which held the call sign WHIT from 1987 to 1988
Examples of use of not a whit
1. All of which mattered not a whit to Manhattan resident Michael Marsh on a recent morning.
2. Every MK is already running in the upcoming primaries and cares not a whit about government policy.
3. What I now hope is that, whichever way the vote goes, it makes not a whit of difference to those goals.
4. Even a scientist who cares not a whit about the morality of embryo destruction will adopt this technique because it is so simple and powerful.
5. It matters not a whit whether your motive was to get revenge on your neighbor for making too much noise or to get extra cash to hand out to the poor.