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# whit

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

«whit» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

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://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://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/whit/#m2)

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

## In Jewish tradition

Used in "not a whit," meaning not at all. In the primary 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

- Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean; wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow. (Writings PSA.51.9, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/W/whit/#x1)
- Her princes were purer than snow, they were whiter than milk, they were more ruddy in body than rubies, their polishing was as of sapphire; (Writings LAM.4.7, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/W/whit/#x2)
- And her prophets have daubed for them with whited plaster, seeing falsehood, and divining lies unto them, saying: Thus saith the Lord GOD, when the LORD hath not spoken. (Prophets EZK.22.28, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/W/whit/#x3)

### 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.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «whit» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/whit/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«whit» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/whit.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «whit» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/W/whit/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«whit» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/whit.html) on Mova free.