lite
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- adjective
- /laɪt/
- Informal
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ligero
- He prefers to drink lite beer because it has fewer calories.
- lite cheese
- lite beer
Examples
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And are you really suggesting that latte-drinking NPR listeners are lite libertarians?
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Lite beer?
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Can I get two white wines, two beers, and one of 'em lite?
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I have your car towed all the way to your house and all you got for me is lite beer?
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I'm Roni, a 30-ish working mom with a passion for coming up with lite recipe ideas.
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As are euro-bonds, heavy, lite, or fat-free, a dumb-ass menu here.
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We want a choice in the elections, but all we've been getting lately are the extremely liberal Democrats and the Democrat-lite Republicans.
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Clinton was a shitty president who tried to expand government so ineptly that the reaction completely emasculated his administration, making it, in many ways, a Republican-lite one.
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I ordered a lite salad to help with my diet.
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For a healthier option, try this lite yogurt instead of the full-fat version.
Synonyms
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2.4
Food or drink with fewer calories
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3.1
Having fewer calories than usual
Low in calories and fat, often used for food or drink
Very low in calories and fat, often sold as healthy food
Antonyms
How Light
Surface Forms
Etymology
Lite is an informal spelling of light used in advertising to mean 'less' or 'not heavy', especially for food with fewer calories. That's why foods called lite promise fewer calories or less fat.