lite
English
Pronunciation
- enPR: līt, IPA(key): /laɪt/
- Rhymes: -aɪt
- Homophone: light
Etymology 1
Variation of light (in the sense of lacking weight, substance, etc.)
Adjective
lite (not comparable)
- Light in composition, notably low in fat, calories etc. Most commonly used commercially.
- His lite dinner consisted of crackers, some broccoli and a salad with lite ranch dressing.
- Lightweight
- Informal spelling of light.
- My favorite color is lite blue!
- (usually used postpositively) Lacking substance or seriousness; watered down.
- 2003 March 6, “Reform Lite”, in St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
- this compromise bill is reform lite. It is both more palatable to nursing home owners and less protective of elderly patients
- 2006, Alfie Kohn, Beyond discipline: from compliance to community, page 42:
- 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.
- 2010 April 8, “Sovereign debt crisis at 'boiling point', warns Bank for International Settlements”, in Telegraph.co.uk:
- The analysis bolsters claims by the Tories that markets will not wait patiently as Britain draws up leisurely plans for austerity-lite
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Derived terms
Derived terms
Translations
low in calories
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Etymology 2
From Middle English lit, lut (“little”), from Old English lȳt.
Etymology 3
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”).
Dutch
Synonyms
- laat m (cognate)
- lijfeigene m
French
Verb
lite
Ladin
Latin
Middle English
References
- “light (n.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-05.
Norwegian Bokmål
Alternative forms
- (of adjective) smått
Norwegian Nynorsk
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /²liːtə/ (example of pronunciation)
Adverb
lite (comparative mindre, superlative minst)
- little
- Me veit lite om djuphava.
- We know little about the deep oceans.
- Me veit lite om djuphava.
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlʲi.tɛ/
Adjective
lite
- inflection of lity:
- neuter nominative singular
- neuter accusative singular
- neuter vocative singular
- nonvirile nominative plural
- nonvirile accusative plural
- nonvirile vocative plural
Spanish
Swedish
Alternative forms
- litet (archaic)
Pronunciation
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Adjective
lite (comparative mindre, superlative minst)
- little, some; a small amount
- Det finns lite vatten i flaskan.
- There is a little water in the bottle.
- Jag har lite pengar kvar.
- I've got a little money left.
- Jag skrev lite på hemuppgiften.
- I wrote a little on the homework.
- Det finns lite vatten i flaskan.
Usage notes
To be used with uncountable nouns.
Related terms
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