1
: light entry 4 sense 9a
lite beer
lite salad dressing
2
: diminished or lacking in substance or seriousness
lite news
specifically
: being an innocuous or unthreatening version
—often used postpositively
it is film noir lite —
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: mineral
rhodolite
: rock
aerolite
: fossil
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Big Think, 11 Sep. 2025
The catch is that SpaceX is only offering the lite plan in about 15 US states, including Iowa, Maine, North Dakota, Minnesota, and New Mexico, where the company appears to have additional capacity for the Starlink network.
—Michael Kan, PCMAG, 28 Feb. 2025
Today’s conflicts amount to the clash of civilizations lite.
—Michael Kimmage, Foreign Affairs, 25 Feb. 2025
Throughout Saya, Gray constructs a world of sonic surrealism — seamlessly melding swirling harp, taut acoustic guitars, and warm piano tones with glitchy beats and lite-industrial bass lines.
—Gabrielle MacAfee, Rolling Stone, 19 Feb. 2025
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Adjective
Consider that in the United States, a liberal is someone who stands on the political left, probably voted for Joe Biden, and may subscribe to some lite socialism (another Humpty Dumpty term, but one at a time).
—Big Think, 11 Sep. 2025
The catch is that SpaceX is only offering the lite plan in about 15 US states, including Iowa, Maine, North Dakota, Minnesota, and New Mexico, where the company appears to have additional capacity for the Starlink network.
—Michael Kan, PCMAG, 28 Feb. 2025
Today’s conflicts amount to the clash of civilizations lite.
—Michael Kimmage, Foreign Affairs, 25 Feb. 2025
Throughout Saya, Gray constructs a world of sonic surrealism — seamlessly melding swirling harp, taut acoustic guitars, and warm piano tones with glitchy beats and lite-industrial bass lines.
—Gabrielle MacAfee, Rolling Stone, 19 Feb. 2025
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“Lite.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lite. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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