Definition of "nit" in English

noun

1. The egg of a louse.

2. A young louse.

3. (UK, Ireland, slang) 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.

verb

1. (MLE) To have the modus vivendi of a drug addict, to live the life of a nitty.

noun

1. A candela per square metre.

   • This brightness of this LCD screen is between 900 and 1000 nits.

noun

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

noun

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