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nit en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

Etymology

From Middle English nite, from Old English hnitu, from Proto-Germanic *hnits (compare Dutch neet, German Nisse, Norwegian nit), from Proto-Indo-European *-níd- (compare Scottish Gaelic sneadh, Lithuanian gli̇̀nda, Polish gnida, Albanian thëri, Ancient Greek κονίς (konís)).

Meanings

  1. The egg of a louse.
  2. A young louse.
  3. (Ireland, UK, broadly) A head louse regardless of its age.
  4. (UK, slang) A fool, a nitwit.
  5. A minor shortcoming; the object of a nitpick.
  6. A nitpicker.

Forms

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nits Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

nit-picking · nitpicking · nitpicker · nitgrass · nit-keeper · nit nurse · nit comb · nitter · nitpicky

Synonyms

dickies

Translations (142)

et kihu (young louse) · ru деби́л (slang: fool, nitwit) · no gnett (egg of a louse) · niv ӿискр̌ (egg of a louse) · tpi kiau bilong laus (egg of a louse) · akl eusa' (egg of a louse) · vi trứng rận (egg of a louse) · sdh ڕِشک (egg of a louse) · ug كالۋا (egg of a louse) · msk lisa (egg of a louse) · uk гни́да (egg of a louse) · ka წილი (young louse) · sk hnida (egg of a louse) · ta ஈர் (egg of a louse) · knb ilit (egg of a louse) · ca llémena (egg of a louse) · lki ڕِشک (egg of a louse) · cv шӑрка (egg of a louse) · qu ciya (egg of a louse) · oc lende (egg of a louse) · et ting (egg of a louse) · esu ingqiq (egg of a louse) · et ting (young louse) · ast llendre (egg of a louse) · he ביצת כינה (egg of a louse) · fi saivar (egg of a louse) · pa ਨਿਤ (egg of a louse) · ba һеркә (egg of a louse) · ur لِیکھ (egg of a louse) · mic gna'ji'j (young louse) · eo pedikovo (egg of a louse) · mic gna'ji'j (egg of a louse) · scn dìndina (egg of a louse) · sva თიკ (egg of a louse) · et saere (egg of a louse) · sq thëri (egg of a louse) · gd sneadh (egg of a louse) · bcl lusa (egg of a louse) · sh gnjȉda (egg of a louse) · nl neet (egg of a louse) · dsb gnida (egg of a louse) · ta நமுடு (young louse) · da kvaj (slang: fool, nitwit) · scn lìnnina (egg of a louse) · cmn 傻瓜 (slang: fool, nitwit) · mi rihariha (egg of a louse) · ssf riknish (egg of a louse) · cmn 笨蛋 (slang: fool, nitwit) · cs hnida (egg of a louse) · fj lise (egg of a louse) · xmf ჭკირი (egg of a louse) · tew âa (egg of a louse) · pri nîda (egg of a louse) · th เล็น (egg of a louse) · ug دۆت (egg of a louse) · da luseæg (egg of a louse) · cmn 蟣子 /虮子 (egg of a louse) · fi saivare (egg of a louse) · la lēns (egg of a louse) · szy licaes (egg of a louse) · ka ტილის კვერცხი (egg of a louse) · vec géndena (egg of a louse) · tab нитӏ (egg of a louse) · ilo lisa (egg of a louse) · it lendine (egg of a louse) · sl gnjida (egg of a louse) · ru гни́да (egg of a louse) · ro lindină (egg of a louse) · scn ddìnina (egg of a louse) · cy nedd (egg of a louse) · vec léndena (egg of a louse) · sv gnet (egg of a louse) · haw liha (egg of a louse) · ast biba (egg of a louse) · ckb ڕِشک (egg of a louse) · kyj ilit (egg of a louse) · bg гни́да (egg of a louse) · mi riha (egg of a louse) · nn gnet (egg of a louse) · mk гни́да (egg of a louse) · grc κονίς (egg of a louse) · sh гњи̏да (egg of a louse) · ast lléndena (egg of a louse) · et nümf (young louse) · hu serke (egg of a louse) · fa رشک (egg of a louse) · et pusake (young louse) · tl lisa (egg of a louse) · ga sniodh (egg of a louse) · lt glinda (egg of a louse) · nds Neet (egg of a louse) · tr yavşak (young louse) · fo nitra (egg of a louse) · hy անիծ (egg of a louse) · ur لِیکھ (young louse) · da fjols (slang: fool, nitwit) · izh saivar (egg of a louse) · tr sirke (egg of a louse) · es liendre (egg of a louse) · be гні́да (egg of a louse) · de Nisse (egg of a louse) · ota سركه (young louse) · nn gnett (egg of a louse) · da gnid (egg of a louse) · ota یاوشاق (young louse) · grk-mar куны́дъ (egg of a louse) · ota یاوشاق (egg of a louse) · fr lente (egg of a louse) · nn luseegg (egg of a louse) · km អំបាត (egg of a louse) · nl neet (young louse) · ka სულელი (slang: fool, nitwit) · et täimuna (egg of a louse) · ka ტუტუცი (slang: fool, nitwit) · kmr rişk (egg of a louse) · ar صُغْبَة (egg of a louse) · tpi pikinini bilong laus (young louse) · id telur kutu (egg of a louse) · fi dille (slang: fool, nitwit) · is nit (egg of a louse) · vi trứng chấy (egg of a louse) · bbl ხიჼჭ (egg of a louse) · bcl kuyumad (young louse) · aqc натӏ (egg of a louse) · ast azón (young louse) · et täivastne (young louse) · fur glendon (egg of a louse) · lzz მჭკირი (egg of a louse) · bho लीख (egg of a louse) · pt lêndea (egg of a louse) · pl gnida (egg of a louse) · ko 서캐 (egg of a louse) · gl lendia (egg of a louse) · qu iski (egg of a louse) · eo pediklarvo (young louse) · el κονίδα (egg of a louse) · kmk ilit (egg of a louse) · ja 寄生虫の卵 (egg of a louse) · az sirkə (egg of a louse) · ota سركه (egg of a louse) · sco neet (egg of a louse) · eu bartz (egg of a louse)

Source: en.wiktionary, “nit” (noun), dump 20260902, contributors via the page history. Text licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

nit en · VERB · etymology 1

Pronunciation

Etymology

From Middle English nite, from Old English hnitu, from Proto-Germanic *hnits (compare Dutch neet, German Nisse, Norwegian nit), from Proto-Indo-European *-níd- (compare Scottish Gaelic sneadh, Lithuanian gli̇̀nda, Polish gnida, Albanian thëri, Ancient Greek κονίς (konís)).

Meanings

  1. (Multicultural-London-English) To have the modus vivendi of a drug addict, to live the life of a nitty.
    • Can’t miss no dots Every shot let caused I’m hittin Used to bag it up in the toilet My mumsie thought I was shittin Ever seen a junky fittin? Ever stepped in a room full of needles? No I ain’t doin no nittin 2018, “Rolling Round”, HL8 and SimpzBeatz (music), performed by Sparko of OMH:

Forms

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nitted Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
nitted Tense=Past lexicographic
nitting Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
nits Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
Source: en.wiktionary, “nit” (verb), dump 20260902, contributors via the page history. Text licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

nit en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

Etymology

From Latin nitēre (“to shine”).

Meanings

  1. A candela per square metre.
    • This brightness of this LCD screen is between 900 and 1000 nits.

Forms

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nits Number=Plur lexicographic
Source: en.wiktionary, “nit” (noun), dump 20260902, contributors via the page history. Text licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

nit en · NOUN · etymology 3

Pronunciation

Etymology

Possibly a blend of Neperian + digit, as is nepit.

Meanings

  1. Synonym of nat (“logarithmic unit of information”).

Forms

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nits Number=Plur lexicographic

Synonyms

nat

Source: en.wiktionary, “nit” (noun), dump 20260902, contributors via the page history. Text licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

nit en · NOUN · etymology 4

Pronunciation

Meanings

  1. A player with an overly cautious and reactive playing style.

Forms

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nits Number=Plur lexicographic

Relateds

nitty · nit-noid