lite
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Etymology 1 edit
Variation of light (in the sense of lacking weight, substance, etc.)
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lite (not comparable)
- (usually postpositive) Abridged or lesser; being a simpler or unpaid version of a product.
- 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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Noun edit
lite (plural lites)
- Archaic form of light (“window or aperture in a building”).
- (architecture) A window pane
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Etymology 2 edit
From Middle English lit, lut (“little”), from Old English lȳt.
Noun edit
lite (uncountable)
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lite (comparative liter, superlative litest)
Etymology 3 edit
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 edit
lite (third-person singular simple present lites, present participle liting, simple past and past participle lited)
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lite (plural lites)
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Noun edit
lite m (plural liten, diminutive litetje n)
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- laat m (cognate)
- lijfeigene m
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lite
- inflection of liter:
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- lighte (obsolete)
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lite
- past participle of ligh
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lite f (plural liti)
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lite
Latin edit
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līte
Middle English edit
Noun edit
lite (plural lites)
- Alternative form of light
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Alternative forms edit
- smått (of adjective)
Adjective edit
lite
Adverb edit
lite
References edit
- “liten” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
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lite n
Adverb edit
lite (comparative mindre, superlative minst)
- little
- Me veit lite om djuphava.
- We know little about the deep oceans.
Verb edit
lite (present tense lit, past tense leit, past participle lite, passive infinitive litast, present participle litande, imperative lit)
- Alternative form of lita
References edit
- “lite” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Polish edit
Pronunciation edit
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lite
- inflection of lity:
Scottish Gaelic edit
Etymology edit
From Old Irish littiu f (“porridge, gruel”).
Noun edit
lite f (genitive singular lite or lit)
- (north-west of Scotland) porridge
- (historical) pottage
- (historical) posset
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lite
- inflection of litar:
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Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Contraction of litet, neuter of liten. Compare mycket, with similar formation.
Pronunciation edit
audio: (file)
Adjective edit
lite (comparative mindre, superlative minst)
- little, some; a small amount
- Antonym: mycket
- 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.
Usage notes edit
To be used with uncountable nouns.
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Adverb edit
lite (comparative mindre, superlative minst)
- a little, to a small extent; somewhat
- Jag har lite för lite pengar kvar.
- I've got slightly too little money left.
Further reading edit
- lite in Svensk ordbok.
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