jot

Speech parts

1. jot - Noun

2. jot - Verb

Meaning

An iota; a point; a tittle; the smallest particle. Cf. Bit, n.

To set down; to make a brief note of; -- usually followed by down.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

speck touch hint pinch tinge mite jotting soupcon jot down fleck mickey dram mote atom farthing
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Antonyms

mass blizzard whole bonanza deal quantity
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Hypernyms

write note small indefinite amount small indefinite quantity

Hyponyms

snuff

Phrases with the word

jot or tittle jot it down a jot jot of

Derivatives

jotted jotting

Examples

Writing is no trouble: you just jot down ideas as they occur to you. The jotting is simplicity itself - it is the occurring which is difficult. Stephen Leacock

A man is a great thing upon the earth and through eternity; but every jot of the greatness of man is unfolded out of woman. Walt Whitman

No matter how much knowledge and wisdom you acquire during your life, not one jot will be passed on to your children by genetic means. Each new generation starts from scratch. Richard Dawkins

By protracting life, we do not deduct one jot from the duration of death. Lucretius

London times – the untiring energy, the business-like accuracy, the keen perception and reliable judgment, and above all the inflexible integrity which marked his private life, he carried without abatement of one jot into his public career. Alexander Mackenzie

Some have fine eyes and can't see a jot. French Proverb

Close letter words and terms

Josue Joswick Josy jot and tittle jot down jot it down