lite
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.
Origin of lite
1Other words from lite
- liteness, noun
Other definitions for -lite (2 of 2)
a combining form used in the names of minerals or fossils: aerolite; chrysolite.
Origin of -lite
2- Also -lyte2.
- Compare -lith.
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British Dictionary definitions for lite (1 of 2)
/ (laɪt) /
(of food and drink) containing few calories or little alcohol or fat
denoting a more restrained or less extreme version of a person or thing: reggae lite
Origin of lite
1British Dictionary definitions for -lite (2 of 2)
(in names of minerals) stone: chrysolite Compare -lith
Origin of -lite
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