lite

Etymology 1

Variation of light (in the sense of lacking weight, substance, etc.)

adj

1. (usually postpositive) Abridged or lesser; being a simpler or unpaid version of a product.
2. Light in composition, notably low in fat, calories etc. Most commonly used commercially.
   His lite dinner consisted of crackers, some broccoli and a salad with lite ranch dressing.
3. Lightweight
4. Informal spelling of light.
   My favorite color is lite blue!
5. (usually used postpositively) Lacking 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 March 6, 2003, “Reform Lite”, in St. Louis Post-Dispatch
   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 April 8, 2010, “Sovereign debt crisis at 'boiling point', warns Bank for International Settlements”, in Telegraph.co.uk

noun

1. Archaic form of light (“window or aperture in a building”).

Etymology 2

From Middle English lit, lut (“little”), from Old English lȳt.

noun

1. (Britain, dialect) A little, bit.

adj

1. (Britain, dialect) few; little

Etymology 3

From Middle English liten, from Old Norse hlíta (“to rely on, trust, abide by”). Cognate with Icelandic hlíta (“to comply”), Swedish lita (“to trust, rely on, depend on, confide in”), Danish lide (“to trust”).

verb

1. (Britain, dialect) To expect; wait.
2. (Britain, dialect) To rely.

noun

1. (Britain, dialect) The act of waiting; a wait.