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lit¹

  • /ˈlɪt/

Rhymes with -ɪt

Where it comes from

Alteration of earlier light, from Middle English lighte, from Old English līhtte, first and third person singular preterite of līhtan (“to light”), by analogy with bit. More at light; compare fit (“fought”).

This form was proscribed during the 18th and 19th centuries, with lighted being preferred, but is now the most common past form of light.

verb

  1. participle, past simple past and past participle of light (“illuminate; start a fire; etc”)light
  2. participle, past simple past and past participle of light (“alight: land, come down on”)light […] but finally [the bird] came to the tree and, after edging along falteringly, lit on a branch above them.

verb lits · litting · litted

  1. US, dialectal To run or light (alight). With that the kid lits off down the street, and, what do you know!

adjective more lit · most lit

  1. Illuminated. He walked down the lit corridor.
  2. slang Drunk, intoxicated; under the influence of drugs or alcohol. True to my word last night, I got very lit.
  3. slang, usually Sexually aroused, (especially) visibly so.
  4. slang Exciting, captivating; fun. This party is gonna be lit.
  5. slang Excellent, fantastic; cool. Those jeans are lit.

lit²

  • /ˈlɪt/

Rhymes with -ɪt

Where it comes from

From Middle English lit, lut, from Old English lȳt (“little, few”), from Proto-Germanic *lūtilaz (“little, small”), from Proto-Indo-European *lewd- (“to cower, hunch over”). Cognate with Old Saxon lut (“little”), Middle High German lützen (“to make small or low, decrease”). More at little.

adjective litter · more lit · littest · most lit

  1. obsolete Little.

noun

  1. obsolete, uncountable Little.

lit³

  • /ˈlɪt/

Rhymes with -ɪt

Where it comes from

From Middle English lit, from Old Norse litr (“colour, dye, complexion, face, countenance”), from Proto-Germanic *wlitiz, *wlitaz (“sight, face”), from Proto-Indo-European *wel- (“to see”). Cognate with Icelandic litur (“colour”), Old English wlite (“brightness, appearance, form, aspect, look, countenance, beauty, splendor, adornment”), Old English wlītan (“to gaze, look, observe”).

noun

  1. UK, dialectal, uncountable Colour; blee; dye; stain.

lit⁴

  • /ˈlɪt/

Rhymes with -ɪt

Where it comes from

From Middle English litten, liten, from Old Norse lita (“to colour”), from litr (“colour”). See above.

verb lits · litting · litted

  1. transitive To colour; dye.

lit⁵

  • /ˈlɪt/

Rhymes with -ɪt

Where it comes from

Short for literature.

noun

  1. abbreviation, clipping, uncountable Clipping of literature.literature Do we have any lit homework tonight?

Lit⁶

noun

  1. abbreviation, uncountable Abbreviation of literature.literature

proper noun

  1. A village in Östersund municipality, Jämtland County, Sweden.

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