lite

1. not comparablepostpositionalusuallyAbridged or lesser; being a simpler or unpaid version of a product.
2. not comparableLight in composition, notably low in fat, calories etc. Most commonly used commercially.

   Dinner consisted of crackers, some broccoli and a salad with lite ranch dressing.

3. not comparableLightweight
4. informalnot comparableInformal spelling of light.

   My favorite color is lite blue!

5. not comparablepostpositionalusuallyLacking substance or seriousness; watered down.

   this compromise bill is reform lite. It is both more palatable to nursing home owners and less protective of elderly patients

   2003 March 6, “Reform Lite”, in St. Louis Post-Dispatch

   2 more examples

   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.

   2006, Alfie Kohn, Beyond discipline: from compliance to community, page 42

   The analysis bolsters claims by the Tories that markets will not wait patiently as Britain draws up leisurely plans for austerity-lite

   2010 April 8, “Sovereign debt crisis at 'boiling point', warns Bank for International Settlements”, in Telegraph.co.uk

plural lites

1. archaicArchaic form of light (“window or aperture in a building”).
2. architectureA window pane

1. UKdialectaluncountableA little, bit.

comparative liter · superlative litest

1. UKdialectalfew; little

present singular third person lites · participle present liting · participle past lited · past lited

1. UKdialectalTo expect; wait.
2. UKdialectalTo rely.

plural lites

1. UKdialectalThe act of waiting; a wait.