Jot

Quick meaning: Jot is a noun meaning The smallest letter or stroke of any writing; an iota.

Meaning

The smallest letter or stroke of any writing; an iota.

More Meanings

1. (by extension, chiefly in the negative) A small, or the smallest, amount of a thing; a bit, a whit.
2. A brief and hurriedly written note.
3. (transitive) Chiefly followed by down: to write (something) quickly; to make a brief note of (something).
4. (transitive, obsolete except British, dialectal) To jerk or jolt (something); to jog.
5. (obsolete, rare) A jerk, a jolt.

Example Sentences

He didn’t care a jot for his work.

Sir, the People muſt haue their Voiyes, / Neyther vvill they bate / One iot of Ceremonie.

Of old, men said, "Sin not; / By every line and jot / Ye shall abide; man's heart is false and vile."

"If they had uncles enough to fill all Cheapside," cried Bingley, "it would not make them one jot less agreeable."

Word Forms

• jots
• jotting
• jotted

Synonyms for jot

Depending on context, synonyms include ace, atom, atomy, aught, bissel, bit.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include touch, hint, pinch, speck, soupcon, mite.

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