English

Adjective

lite ‎(not comparable)

1. 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.

2. Lightweight
3. Informal spelling of light.

   My favorite color is lite blue!

4. (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

Derived terms

Translations

Etymology 2

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

Noun

lite ‎(uncountable)

1. (Britain, dialect) A little, bit.

Adjective

lite ‎(comparative liter, superlative litest)

1. (Britain, dialect) few; little

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”).

Verb

lite ‎(third-person singular simple present lites, present participle liting, simple past and past participle lited)

1. (Britain, dialect) To expect; wait.
2. (Britain, dialect) To rely.

Noun

lite ‎(plural lites)

1. (Britain, dialect) The act of waiting; a wait.

Anagrams

• tile

Dutch

Noun

lite m ‎(plural liten, diminutive litetje n)

1. (historical) The (rare) singular of liten

Synonyms

• laat m (cognate)
• lijfeigene m

Anagrams

• liet

French

Verb

lite

1. first-person singular present indicative of liter
2. third-person singular present indicative of liter
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of liter
4. third-person singular present subjunctive of liter
5. second-person singular imperative of liter

Anagrams

• élit

Irish

Alternative forms

• lighte (obsolete)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈl̠ʲɪtʲə/

Participle

lite

1. past participle of ligh

Italian

Etymology

From Latin līs, lītem.

Noun

lite f ‎(plural liti)

1. A quarrel, row, altercation, fight
2. (law) A suit, lawsuit

Synonyms

• alterco (1)
• contesa (1,2)
• disputa (1,2)
• litigio (1)
• litigata (1)
• rissa (1)

Related terms

• litigare
• litighio
• litigio

Anagrams

• teli

Ladin

Verb

lite

1. first-person singular present indicative of liter
2. first-person singular present subjunctive of liter
3. third-person singular present subjunctive of liter
4. third-person plural present subjunctive of liter

Latin

Noun

līte

1. ablative singular of līs

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• (of adjective) smått

Adjective

lite

1. neuter singular of liten

Adverb

lite

1. little

   lite kjent - little known

References

• “liten” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /liːtә/ (example of pronunciation)

Adjective

lite n

1. neuter singular of liten

Adverb

lite (comparative mindre, superlative minst)

1. little

   Me veit lite om djuphava.

   We know little about the deep oceans.

Verb

lite ‎(present tense lit, past tense leit, past participle lite, passive infinitive litast, present participle litande, imperative lit)

1. Alternative form of lita

Scottish Gaelic

Noun

lite f ‎(genitive singular lite or lit)

1. (north-west of Scotland) porridge
2. (historical) pottage
3. (historical) posset

Synonyms

• brochan

Derived terms

• ionnsaich do sheanmhair lit' a dhèanamh

Spanish

Verb

lite

1. Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of litar.
2. First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of litar.
3. Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of litar.
4. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present subjunctive form of litar.

Swedish

Alternative forms

• litet (archaic)

Pronunciation

Adjective

lite (comparative mindre, superlative minst)

1. 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.

Related terms

• liten

Usage notes

To be used with uncountable nouns.

Adverb

lite (comparative mindre, superlative minst)

1. a little, to a small extent; somewhat

   Jag har lite för lite pengar kvar.

   I've got slightly too little money left.