jot Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a brief (and hurriedly handwritten) note
    jotting.
  2. noun a slight but appreciable amount
    speck; hint; pinch; soupcon; touch; mite; tinge.
    • this dish could use a touch of garlic
  3. verb write briefly or hurriedly; write a short note of
    jot down.

WordNet

Jot noun
Etymology
L. iota, Gr. the name of the letter (E. i. Heb. yd), the smallest letter of the Greek alphabet. Cf. Iota.
Definitions
  1. An iota; a point; a tittle; the smallest particle. Cf. Bit, n.
    Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled. Matt. v. 18.
    Neither will they bate One jot of ceremony. Shak.
Jot transitive verb
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Jotted; present participle & verbal noun Jotting
Definitions
  1. To set down; to make a brief note of; -- usually followed by down.

Webster 1913