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語源 1

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

形容詞

lite (not comparable)

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

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

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

     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.

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

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

派生語

名詞

lite (複数形 lites)

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

語源 2

From Middle English lit, lut (“little”), from 古期英語 lȳt.

名詞

lite (uncountable)

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

形容詞

lite (comparative liter, superlative litest)

1. (Britain, dialect) few; little

語源 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”).

動詞

lite (三人称単数 現在形 lites, 現在分詞 liting, 過去形および過去分詞形 lited)

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

名詞

lite (複数形 lites)

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

アナグラム

• IELT, Tiel, teil, tiel, tile

Latin

名詞

līte

1. ablative singular of līs

語源

Representing Ancient Greek λίθος (líthos, “stone”).

発音

• (英国発音) IPA^(key): /-ˌlʌɪt/
• (英国発音, 米国発音) IPA^(key): /-ˌlaɪt/

接尾辞

-lite

1. used to form names of rocks and minerals

派生語

関連する語

• -litic

Further reading

• “-lite”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.

アナグラム

• IELT, Tiel, teil, tiel, tile