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lite¹

  • /laɪt/

Sounds like light · Rhymes with -aɪt

Where it comes from

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

adjective

  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. informal, not comparable Informal spelling of light.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

noun lites

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

lite²

  • /laɪt/

Sounds like light · Rhymes with -aɪt

Where it comes from

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

noun

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

adjective liter · litest

  1. UK, dialectal few; little

lite³

  • /laɪt/

Sounds like light · Rhymes with -aɪt

Where it comes from

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”).

verb lites · liting · lited

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

noun lites

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

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