Whit — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a tiny or scarcely detectable amount

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/wˈɪt/

🇬🇧British English

/wˈɪt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/wˈɪt/

1 syllable Say it as /wˈɪt/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

smidgeon smidgin smidgen iota tittle smidge shred scintilla

Word Forms

shred

verb

tear into shreds

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

weiß

eine winzige oder kaum nachweisbare Menge

🇫🇷French

brin

une quantité infime ou à peine détectable

🇪🇸Spanish

ápice

una cantidad pequeña o apenas detectable

🇮🇹Italian

briciolo

una quantità minima o difficilmente rilevabile

🇳🇱Dutch

wit

een kleine of nauwelijks waarneembare hoeveelheid

🇵🇹Portuguese

branco

uma quantidade pequena ou dificilmente detectável

🇷🇺Russian

ничуть

небольшое или едва заметное количество

India

🇮🇳Hindi

कण

एक छोटी या मुश्किल से पता लगाने योग्य मात्रा

🇧🇩Bengali

সাদা

একটি ক্ষুদ্র বা খুব কমই সনাক্তযোগ্য পরিমাণ

🇮🇳Tamil

வெள்ளை

ஒரு சிறிய அல்லது அரிதாகவே கண்டறியக்கூடிய அளவு

🇮🇳Telugu

తెల్లటి

ఒక చిన్న లేదా అరుదుగా గుర్తించదగిన మొత్తం

🇮🇳Marathi

पांढरा

एक लहान किंवा क्वचितच शोधण्यायोग्य रक्कम

🇮🇳Gujarati

સફેદ

એક નાની અથવા ભાગ્યે જ શોધી શકાય તેવી રકમ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಬಿಳಿ

ಒಂದು ಸಣ್ಣ ಅಥವಾ ವಿರಳವಾಗಿ ಪತ್ತೆಹಚ್ಚಬಹುದಾದ ಮೊತ್ತ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വെളുത്ത

ഒരു ചെറിയ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ കണ്ടെത്താനാകാത്ത തുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਚਿੱਟਾ

ਇੱਕ ਛੋਟੀ ਜਾਂ ਘੱਟ ਹੀ ਖੋਜਣਯੋਗ ਰਕਮ

🇵🇰Urdu

سفید

ایک چھوٹی سی یا کم ہی قابل شناخت رقم

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

惠特

少量或几乎无法检测到的量

🇯🇵Japanese

白い

微量またはほとんど検出できない量

🇰🇷Korean

성령 강림 대축일

아주 작거나 거의 감지할 수 없는 양

🇻🇳Vietnamese

màu trắng

một lượng nhỏ hoặc khó có thể phát hiện được

🇹🇭Thai

เล็กน้อย

จำนวนเล็กน้อยหรือแทบจะตรวจไม่พบ

🇮🇩Indonesian

sedikit

jumlah yang kecil atau hampir tidak dapat dideteksi

🇵🇭Filipino

kaunti

isang maliit o halos hindi matukoy na halaga

🇲🇾Malay

sedikit pun

jumlah yang kecil atau hampir tidak dapat dikesan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مثقال ذرة

كمية صغيرة أو بالكاد يمكن اكتشافها

🇮🇷Persian

وایت

مقدار کمی یا به ندرت قابل تشخیص است

🇹🇷Turkish

beyaz

çok küçük veya zar zor tespit edilebilen bir miktar

🇮🇱Hebrew

שֶׁמֶץ

כמות זעירה או בקושי ניתנת לזיהוי

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