Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lite

/laɪt/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.53 in modern English

Syllables: lite
IPA: /laɪt/

4

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

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

adj

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

adj

adj

Informal spelling of light.

Informal

adj

Lacking substance or seriousness; watered down.

noun

Archaic form of light (“window or aperture in a building”).

Archaic

noun

noun

British usage; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Dinner consisted of crackers, some broccoli and a salad with lite ranch dressing."
"My favorite color is lite blue!"
"this compromise bill is reform lite. It is both more palatable to nursing home owners and less protective of elderly patients"
"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"

Etymology

Variation of light (in the sense of lacking weight, substance, etc.)

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: lit, lȳt, liten, hlíta

Usage

Inflected Forms

lites (plural) liter (comparative) litest (superlative) lites (present, singular) liting (participle, present) lited (participle, past) lited (past)

Derived Forms

Chadlite liteness penlite tealite

Phrases

COM lite covenant-lite cov-lite marriage lite rogue-lite sober lite

Synonyms

light low-cal calorie-free

Homonyms

light

Rhymes With

right might night white light quite fight site non-white write tonight despite

Questions

How do you pronounce lite?: The recorded pronunciation is /laɪt/.
What does lite mean?: Abridged or lesser; being a simpler or unpaid version of a product.
Where does lite come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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