Jot

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -É’t

Origin

From Latin iōta, from ἰῶτα.

Full definition of jot

Noun

1. An iota; a point; a tittle; the smallest particle.He didn't care a jot for his work.
• Bible, Matthew v. 18Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled.
• ShakespeareNeither will they bate
  One jot of ceremony.
2. A brief and hurriedly written note.
• 1662, Henry More, , Book II, A Collection of Several Philosophical Writings of Dr. Henry More, p. 53:"I say, it is no uneven jot, to pass from the more faint and obscure examples of Spermatical life to the more considerable effects of general Motion in Minerals, Metalls, and sundry Meteors ..."

Synonyms

• (small amount) see also .

Derived terms

• every jot and tittle
• not a jot or tittle

Verb

1. (usually with "down") To write quickly.Tell me your order, so I can jot it down.
2. (usually with "over") To go quickly.Just jot over there to the US Space and Rocket Center and give it a look.

Derived terms

• jot down