lite

laɪt

Definition of lite - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

food drink

having fewer calories or less of an ingredient

She prefers lite beer because it has fewer calories..

low-calorie

reduced

software product

simplified or less complex version

The lite app uses less data and runs faster on older phones..

basic

simplified

watered down

Rare

lacking substance or seriousness

Rare

The movie was entertaining but a bit lite.

superficial

trivial

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Expressions with lite

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covenant-lite

loan with fewer lender protections than usual

The company secured a covenant-lite to fund its expansion.

alimony pendente lite

temporary financial support during divorce proceedings

The court granted her alimony pendente lite during the trial.

pendente lite

adj.

existing temporarily during a legal case

The court issued a pendente lite order.

receiver pendente lite

court-appointed manager of assets during litigation

The court appointed a receiver pendente lite for the disputed estate.

Origin of lite

English, light (not heavy) + -ite (suffix)

Examples of lite in a sentence

They serve lite soda at the cafe.
The lite version lacks some features.
He downloaded the lite edition to save space.
The presentation was informative but felt lite.
His argument was convincing yet somewhat lite.

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French:léger, simplifié, ...
German:leicht, vereinfacht, ...
Italian:leggero, semplificata, ...
Spanish:ligero, ligera, ...
Portuguese:light, simplificada, ...
Chinese:低卡的, 轻量版, ...
Japanese:ライト, 簡易版, ...
Arabic:خَفِيف, سَطحِي, ...
Hebrew:לַיְיט, קַלִּיל, ...
Russian:облегчённый, облегчённая версия, ...
Ukrainian:легкий, спрощений, ...
Hindi:कम कैलोरी वाला, सरल संस्करण, ...
Bengali:কম ক্যালোরিযুক্ত, লাইট, ...
Catalan:lleuger, simplificat, ...
Czech:nízkokalorický, lite, ...
Danish:let, forenklet, ...
Dutch:light, lichte, ...
Greek:λάιτ, ελαφρύ, ...
Hungarian:light, egyszerűsített, ...
Khmer:ស្រាល, កំណែសម្រួលដែលសាមញ្ញជាង ឬស្មុគស្មាញតិចជាង, ...
Korean:저칼로리의, 라이트, ...
Persian:کم‌کالری, کم حجم, ...
Polish:lekkie, lekka, ...
Portuguese (BR):light, simplificada, ...
Romanian:light, ușoară, ...
Swedish:lätt, ytlig, ...
Thai:ไลต์, เวอร์ชันเบา, ...
Turkish:hafif, basit, ...
Vietnamese:ít calo, đơn giản, ...

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