Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Having fewer calories or less of an ingredient than a food or beverage of the same kind.
- adjective Having less weight than others of the same kind.
- adjective Less serious, severe, difficult, or extensive than others of the same kind.
- adjective Used after a common noun or especially a proper noun to indicate that something, such as a work or action, is less serious, severe, difficult, or extensive than what is considered typical of the specified noun.
from The Century Dictionary.
- In a small quantity or degree.
- noun An element (a quasi-suffix) in names of minerals, signifying ‘stone’: same as -lith.
- noun In the Gr. Ch., a religious procession accompanied with prayer; prayer for a special object made during such a procession.
- Little.
- Of low rank.
- noun A little; a small amount; a short, time.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective obsolete Little.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun UK, dialect A
little ,bit . - adjective UK, dialect
few ; little - verb UK, dialect To
expect ;wait . - verb UK, dialect To
rely . - noun UK, dialect The act of waiting; a
wait . - adjective
Light in composition, notably low in fat, calories etc.: - adjective
Lightweight - adjective Informal spelling of
light . - adjective Lacking substance or seriousness.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective having relatively few calories
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Answer ithica model 37 featherlite depending on what guage can vary in price by condition gun blue book has the 16 g at 150 to 450 depending on condition. the ultra lite is the one that has increased in value due to the low production numbers word diamonds visualization words Bible www. worddiamonds.com
ithaca 37 value? 2009
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Answer ithica model 37 featherlite depending on what guage can vary in price by condition gun blue book has the 16 g at 150 to 450 depending on condition. the ultra lite is the one that has increased in value due to the low production numbers word diamonds visualization words Bible www. worddiamonds.com
ithaca 37 value? 2009
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Clay a friend of mine shoots a 264 and has good luck with it, I just dont like shootin lite bullets at that vel at anything bigger than a coyote.
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Clay a friend of mine shoots a 264 and has good luck with it, I just dont like shootin lite bullets at that vel at anything bigger than a coyote.
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"But E-lite is more a matter of aesthetic and style and a considerable softening of the edges in doctrine, politics and social values," Silk says.
Most religious groups in USA have lost ground, survey finds 2009
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Ugly Stik lite is the way to go if your into trout or panfishing.
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Tactical Nuclear Penguin lite = 25 % instead of 30 % for full strength.
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Ugly Stik lite is the way to go if your into trout or panfishing.
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No change for Interior with this pick: Bush lite is about it.
Obama Announces Interior and Agriculture Picks - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com 2008
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In today's Metro there's a quote from a Kosovo imam explaining his nascent country's version of Islam: "Our Islam is 'lite' -- like Coke Lite or Marlboro Light cigarettes."
For reals? Roger Sutton 2008
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You can’t discuss the alt right without mentioning the “alt lite,” a loosely connected movement of right-wing activists who reject the overtly white supremacist ideology of the alt right, but whose hateful impact is more significant than their “lite” name suggests. The alt lite embraces misogyny and xenophobia, and abhors “political correctness” and the left.
bilby commented on the word lite
Not that this word appeals, but not every word gets a full going over like this. Once it became the name of London newspaper the BBC decided to investigate.
December 17, 2007
kewpid commented on the word lite
The strange thing is that "London Light" would have been a perfectly acceptable name for a newspaper. I wonder what the marketing people were thinking.
December 17, 2007