Skip to content
ontologydriven
Sign out

Dictionary

Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

liteness en · NOUN

Etymology

From lite + -ness.

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) The state or condition of being lite.
    • […] you talk about "lite urbanism." Later, in an essay from this year that asks "Whatever Happened to Urbanism?," you return to the idea, connecting it to a new, lighter way of thinking about cities. What is "liteness," and how does it relate to Bigness? 2019, Christophe van Gerrewey, OMA/Rem Koolhaas, page 304:
    • 'Liteness' implied 'reduced' in some way […] The 'lite' lagers all lacked origins and history […] 1990, Paul Feldwick, Advertising Works 5, page 24: