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nit

1

[ nit ]

noun

  1. the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
  2. the young of such an insect.


nit

2

[ nit ]

noun

, Chiefly British.
  1. a nitwit.

nit

3

[ nit ]

noun

, Physics.
  1. a unit of luminous intensity equal to one candela per square meter. : nt

nit

1

/ nɪt /

noun

  1. informal.
    short for nitwit
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


nit

2

/ nɪt /

noun

  1. a unit of luminance equal to 1 candela per square metre
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

nit

3

/ nɪt /

noun

  1. a unit of information equal to 1.44 bits Also callednepit
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

nit

4

/ nɪt /

noun

  1. keep nit informal.
    to keep watch, esp during illegal activity
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

nit

5

/ nɪt /

noun

  1. the egg of a louse, especially when adhering to human hair
  2. the larva of a louse or similar insect
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of nit1

First recorded before 900; Middle English nite, nete, nette, Old English hnitu, cognate with Dutch neet, German Niss, Old Icelandic gnit, Norwegian gnett; akin to Welsh nedd, Polish gnida, Greek konís (stem konid- ), from Proto-Indo-European root knid- “egg of a louse”

Origin of nit2

First recorded in 1590–1600; perhaps from nit 1( def ); perhaps from nit(wit) ( def )

Origin of nit3

First recorded in 1950–55; from French, extracted from Latin nitor “brightness, splendor”; nitid, -or 1
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Word History and Origins

Origin of nit1

C20: from Latin nitor brightness

Origin of nit2

C20: from N ( apierian dig ) it

Origin of nit3

C19: from nix 1

Origin of nit4

Old English hnitu; related to Dutch neet, Old High German hniz
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Example Sentences

I would hope that more people—especially editors—would be nit-pickers!

Some people turn nit into “night,” and the sol is solar, though it may be “salt” in Russian.

Instead, they have unleashed a storm of nit-picking and vilification.

Even after logging countless hours nit-picking her work, there is no one I'd rather spend time with.

If we had the sense of a Venusian water nit, we'd blast out of here so quick our tail fumes'd take off with us!

Eppes as glatt knn es nit sein, glatt as denn nemmt mn un' mn kummt?

Un' as werd wieder der igener Gepilder, ws frher; Alle lufen un' me wisst nit wuhin.

Die ugen kucken in offenem Korben-minche, nor see sehn die Wrter nit.

Nor sie kuckt trucken, wie varstinert, in ihr Ssider; nit sie wint, nit sie dawent.

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