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# whit

«whit» in Mova's school dictionary: **a very tiny amount; it is used almost only in negative…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (a whit; used mostly in «not a whit», «no whit»)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A whit is a very tiny amount; it is used almost only in negative phrases: «not a whit» means not at all. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/whit/#m1)

2) «Whit» is also short for Whitsun or Whit Sunday, the Christian feast of Pentecost (church, UK). [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/whit/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

It is an old-fashioned, literary word found in classic stories, the Bible and old poems: «He cared not a whit». In the UK, Whit Sunday or Whitsun is the church feast of Pentecost, when Christians believe the Holy Spirit came to Jesus's followers; «Whit Monday» was a holiday. Phrases: «not a whit», «every whit», «Whit Sunday», «Whitsun».

### examples

- He cared not a whit about the rain. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/whit/#x1)
- The new rule did not change things one whit. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/whit/#x2)
- The old knight was not a whit afraid. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/whit/#x3)
- My little brother is every whit as stubborn as me. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/whit/#x4)
- Whit Sunday is also called Pentecost. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/whit/#x5)
- In the old days, children had a holiday at Whitsun. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/whit/#x6)

### note

Old-fashioned; modern speech says «not at all», «not a bit». Do not confuse with «wit» (cleverness or humour) or «white». Countable in form but almost never plural.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «whit» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/whit/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.