lite

[ lahyt ]

/ laɪt /

Informal.

adjective

noting a commercial product that is low in calories or low in any substance considered undesirable, as compared with a product of the same type: used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products: lite beer.

noting a version that is comparatively less extreme, profound, advanced, etc., than the typical version (often used postpositively): The film glossed over the dangers of the experiment with a science-lite explanation. The lite version of the app is available for mobile download.

noun

light² (def. 36).

Origin of lite

First recorded in 1965–70; an informal, simplified spelling of light²

OTHER WORDS FROM lite

liteness, noun

Definition for lite (2 of 2)

-lite

a combining form used in the names of minerals or fossils: aerolite; chrysolite.

Also -lyte².

Compare -lith.

Origin of -lite

<French, simplified form of -lithe<Greek líthos stone; similarly German -lit, earlier -lith

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British Dictionary definitions for lite (1 of 2)

lite

/ (laɪt) /

adjective

(of food and drink) containing few calories or little alcohol or fat

denoting a more restrained or less extreme version of a person or thingreggae lite

Word Origin for lite

C20: variant spelling of light ²

British Dictionary definitions for lite (2 of 2)

-lite

n combining form

(in names of minerals) stonechrysolite Compare -lith

Word Origin for -lite

from French -lite or -lithe, from Greek lithos stone

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	lite
释义	lite [ lahyt ] / laɪt / Informal. adjective noting a commercial product that is low in calories or low in any substance considered undesirable, as compared with a product of the same type: used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products: lite beer. noting a version that is comparatively less extreme, profound, advanced, etc., than the typical version (often used postpositively): The film glossed over the dangers of the experiment with a science-lite explanation. The lite version of the app is available for mobile download. noun light² (def. 36). Origin of lite First recorded in 1965–70; an informal, simplified spelling of light² OTHER WORDS FROM lite liteness, noun Definition for lite (2 of 2) -lite a combining form used in the names of minerals or fossils: aerolite; chrysolite. Also -lyte². Compare -lith. Origin of -lite <French, simplified form of -lithe<Greek líthos stone; similarly German -lit, earlier -lith Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for lite (1 of 2) lite / (laɪt) / adjective (of food and drink) containing few calories or little alcohol or fat denoting a more restrained or less extreme version of a person or thingreggae lite Word Origin for lite C20: variant spelling of light ² British Dictionary definitions for lite (2 of 2) -lite n combining form (in names of minerals) stonechrysolite Compare -lith Word Origin for -lite from French -lite or -lithe, from Greek lithos stone Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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