a bit

1. 1.

   to a small degree; somewhat

   “it's a bit warm”

   “felt a little better”

   “a trifle smaller”

   Synonymsa littlea trifle

Questions about a bit

What does a bit mean?

a bit means "to a small degree; somewhat".

What is another word for a bit?

Close synonyms include a little, a trifle. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is a bit a common word?

a bit is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.