Nit

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɪt
• Homophones: knit

Middle English nite, from Old English hnitu, from Proto-Germanic *hnitō (cf. Dutch neet, German Nisse, Norwegian nit), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱ(o)nid- (cf. Scottish Gaelic sneadh, Lithuanian glìnda, Polish gnida, Albanian thëri, Ancient Greek κονίς (konís))

Full definition of nit

Noun

1. The egg of a louse.
2. A young louse.
3. (slang) A fool, a nitwit.
4. A nitpicker
5. A minor shortcoming

Synonyms

• dickies Geordie

Derived terms

• nit-picking

Latin nitere ("to shine")

Noun

1. A candela per square meter.

Anagrams

• int , in't
• ITN
• tin, TIN