lite — English Dictionary

Adjective

1. Abridged or lesser; being a simpler or unpaid version of a product.

   Usage

   • not-comparable
   • postpositional
   • usually

2. Light in composition, notably low in fat, calories etc. Most commonly used commercially.

   Usage

   • not-comparable

   Examples

   Dinner consisted of crackers, some broccoli and a salad with lite ranch dressing.

3. Lightweight

   Usage

   • not-comparable

4. Lacking substance or seriousness; watered down.

   Usage

   • not-comparable
   • postpositional
   • usually

   Examples

   this compromise bill is reform lite. It is both more palatable to nursing home owners and less protective of elderly patients

   More examples (1)

   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.

   The analysis bolsters claims by the Tories that markets will not wait patiently as Britain draws up leisurely plans for austerity-lite

Noun

1. A window pane

Noun

1. A little, bit.

   Usage

   • UK usage
   • dialectal
   • Uncountable

Adjective

1. few; little

   Usage

   • UK usage
   • dialectal

Verb

1. To expect; wait.

   Usage

   • UK usage
   • dialectal

2. To rely.

   Usage

   • UK usage
   • dialectal

Noun

1. The act of waiting; a wait.

   Usage

   • UK usage
   • dialectal

Adjective

1. having relatively few calories

   Synonyms

   lightlow-calcalorie-free

   Examples

   light (or lite) beer

   lite (or light) mayonnaise

   More examples (2)

   a low-cal diet

   cola light