low-calorie

adjective

Of a diet, involving eating a lower number of calories than would normally eaten, usually with the intention of losing weight.

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calorie-restrictedrestricteddietlow-cal
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Meanings

adjectivelow-calorie (comparative lower-calorie, superlative lowest-calorie)

comparative lower-calorie · superlative lowest-calorie · alternative low-caloric

  1. Of a diet, involving eating a lower number of calories than would normally eaten, usually with the intention of losing weight.

    Synonyms: calorie-restricted, restricted

  2. Of a food or drink, having fewer calories than its standard form.

    Synonyms: diet, low-cal

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveOf a diet, involving eating a lower number of calories than would normally eaten, usually with the intention of losing weight.

Similar
calorie-restrictedrestricted

adjectiveOf a food or drink, having fewer calories than its standard form.

Similar
dietlow-cal
Also see
calorie-restricted

Translations

Dutch caloriearm, caloriearm
  • caloriearmof a diet
  • caloriearmof food or drink
Finnish matalakalorinen, vähäkalorinen
  • matalakalorinenof a diet
  • vähäkalorinenof a diet
  • matalakalorinenof food or drink
  • vähäkalorinenof food or drink
Polish małokaloryczny, niskokaloryczny
  • małokalorycznyof a diet
  • niskokalorycznyof a diet
  • małokalorycznyof food or drink
  • niskokalorycznyof food or drink
Cite this entry
APA

low-calorie. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/low-calorie

MLA

“low-calorie.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/low-calorie. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “low-calorie,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/low-calorie.

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