jot
3
5.3
- noun
- /dʒɑt/
:
pizca
- And even this he did with no confidence that it advanced him one jot toward any mark he wished to hit.
- one jot
- jots and tittles
And so much so that, you know, eventually she left and I blame her not one jot for that.
- And so much so that, you know, eventually she left and I blame her not one jot for that.
- It does not matter one jot what you think about whether someone is with the wrong person.
Examples
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You haven't changed a jot.
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That he was impossible for her was so unimportant it did not matter a jot.
Fiction book (1993) -
In the circumstances in which we found ourselves, it probably would not have made a jot of difference.
Fiction book (1990) -
I do this and it matters not a jot if I do the opposite.
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Whether they were few or many did not matter a jot.
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I had not a jot of compassion to spare for them.
Fiction book (1994) -
It does not matter one jot what you think about whether someone is with the wrong person.
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My happiness with that state of affairs affects it not a jot.
Blog text (3) -
As I have said repeatedly, a war with Iran will not enhance Israel's security by one jot.
Blog text (28) -
It doesn't matter a jot whether we win or lose this game.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
A small amount of something
153
1.5
A very small amount of something you can taste, see, or feel
130
1.8
A small amount of something that you can notice
102
5.5
A small amount
66
1.3
A very small spot or amount of something
33
1.0
A small amount of a spice held between your fingers
15
4.4
A small amount of color or feeling in something
14
7.9
A very small amount of something
2
9.9
A very small amount of something, like a tiny taste or hint
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Etymology
Jot meaning a very small amount comes from Greek iota, the name of the smallest letter, so a 'jot' means a 'tiny bit' — the same idea behind the English word iota when we mean 'almost nothing'.