Dictionary

lite en · ADJ · etymology 1

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /laɪt/
• līt

Etymology

Variation of light (in the sense of lacking weight, substance, etc.)

Meanings

1. (not-comparable, postpositional, usually) Abridged or lesser; being a simpler or unpaid version of a product.
2. (not-comparable) Light in composition, notably low in fat, calories etc. Most commonly used commercially.
   • Dinner consisted of crackers, some broccoli and a salad with lite ranch dressing.
3. (not-comparable) Lightweight
4. (alt-of, informal, not-comparable) Informal spelling of light.
   alt of light
   • My favorite color is lite blue!
5. (not-comparable, postpositional, usually) Lacking substance or seriousness; watered down.
   • this compromise bill is reform lite. It is both more palatable to nursing home owners and less protective of elderly patients 2003 March 6, “Reform Lite”, in St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
   • The analysis bolsters claims by the Tories that markets will not wait patiently as Britain draws up leisurely plans for austerity-lite 2010 April 8, “Sovereign debt crisis at 'boiling point', warns Bank for International Settlements”, in Telegraph.co.uk:
   • If there is a difference between doing this to a child and engaging in old-fashioned punishment, it is at best a quantitative rather than a qualitative difference. What Dreikurs and his followers are selling is Punishment Lite. 2006, Alfie Kohn, Beyond discipline: from compliance to community, page 42:

Deriveds

liteness · Chadlite · rogue-lite · cov-lite · sober lite · COM lite · covenant-lite · marriage lite

Translations (19)

nl licht (lightweight) · cmn 轻量 (lightweight) · cs lehký (lightweight) · cs nízkokalorický (low in calories) · nl light- (low in calories) · fr allégé (low in calories) · nl luchtig (low in calories) · cs nízkoenergetický (low in calories) · fi kevyt (low in calories) · fi kevyt (lightweight) · nl licht (low in calories) · cs odlehčený (lightweight) · cs lehký (low in calories) · fr light (low in calories) · sv lätt (low in calories) · pl lekki (low in calories) · nl light (low in calories) · nl light (lightweight) · fr léger (lightweight)

lite en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /laɪt/
• līt

Etymology

Variation of light (in the sense of lacking weight, substance, etc.)

Meanings

1. (alt-of, archaic) Archaic form of light (“window or aperture in a building”).
   alt of light
2. A window pane

Forms

Deriveds

tealite · penlite

lite en · ADJ · etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /laɪt/
• līt

Etymology

From Middle English lit, lut (“little”), from Old English lȳt.

Meanings

1. (UK, dialectal) few; little

Forms

lite en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /laɪt/
• līt

Etymology

From Middle English lit, lut (“little”), from Old English lȳt.

Meanings

1. (UK, dialectal, uncountable) A little, bit.

lite en · NOUN · etymology 3

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /laɪt/
• līt

Etymology

From Middle English liten, from Old Norse hlíta (“to rely on, trust, abide by”). Cognate with Icelandic hlíta (“to comply”), Swedish lita (“to trust, rely on, depend on, confide in”), Danish lide (“to trust”).

Meanings

1. (UK, dialectal) The act of waiting; a wait.

Forms

lite en · VERB · etymology 3

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /laɪt/
• līt

Etymology

From Middle English liten, from Old Norse hlíta (“to rely on, trust, abide by”). Cognate with Icelandic hlíta (“to comply”), Swedish lita (“to trust, rely on, depend on, confide in”), Danish lide (“to trust”).

Meanings

1. (UK, dialectal) To expect; wait.
2. (UK, dialectal) To rely.

Forms