1
: light entry 4 sense 9a
lite beer
lite salad dressing
2
: diminished or lacking in substance or seriousness
lite news
specifically
: being an innocuous or unthreatening version
—often used postpositively
it is film noir lite —
James Greenberg
James Greenberg
: mineral
rhodolite
: rock
aerolite
: fossil
stromatolite
Examples of lite in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the WebJoseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 6 Feb. 2024
Still, in the larger scope of Vancouver Island’s wilderness, this was nature lite.
—Jen Murphy, Travel + Leisure, 19 Jan. 2024
Did the San Francisco Giants just hire Bruce Bochy lite?
After spending Monday in interviews with Giants brass, Bob Melvin reportedly accepted an offer to become the manager, ditching his current employer, the San Diego Padres.
—Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2023
The ingredients included organic chicken stock, elbow macaroni pasta, lite coconut milk, green beans, potatoes, and carrots.
—Ingrid Vasquez, Peoplemag, 16 Aug. 2023
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Adjective
Two products, Cape Cod chicken salad and lite chicken salad, were sold only at the Norwalk, Conn. store.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 6 Feb. 2024
Still, in the larger scope of Vancouver Island’s wilderness, this was nature lite.
—Jen Murphy, Travel + Leisure, 19 Jan. 2024
Did the San Francisco Giants just hire Bruce Bochy lite?
After spending Monday in interviews with Giants brass, Bob Melvin reportedly accepted an offer to become the manager, ditching his current employer, the San Diego Padres.
—Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2023
The ingredients included organic chicken stock, elbow macaroni pasta, lite coconut milk, green beans, potatoes, and carrots.
—Ingrid Vasquez, Peoplemag, 16 Aug. 2023
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“Lite.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lite. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.
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