lite
English meaning: Lite
Definition
Visible electromagnetic radiation. The human eye can typically detect radiation (light) in the wavelength range of about 400 to 750 nanometers. Nearby shorter and longer wavelength ranges, although not visible, are commonly called ultraviolet and infrared light.
Example
“As you can see, this spacious dining-room gets a lot of light in the mornings.”
Another example: “They released a lite version of the app with fewer features.”
Usage — When, Where & How
An informal respelling of 'light', used chiefly in marketing to label low-calorie or low-fat food and drink (e.g. 'beer lite', 'lite mayo'), or figuratively to mean a simplified version of something. Always informal; avoid in formal writing.
Etymology & Origin
English — Origin & History
A 20th-century commercial respelling of 'light', popularised by American advertising in the 1960s-70s.
Related Words
Common Collocations
- lite version
- lite beer
- lite mayonnaise
- diet lite
- lite software
Word Forms
lite (adj, invariable)
Word Tools
Literary Heritage
“To thine own self be true, and it must follow, as the night the day, thou canst not then be false to any man.”
/To thine own self be true/
“Be honest with yourself — and as naturally as night follows day, you will be unable to be false to others.”
“I'm nobody! Who are you? Are you nobody, too?”
/I'm nobody! Who are you?/
“I am nobody — and that quiet anonymity is more honest than the noise of public fame.”
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