lit

lit

synonyms, antonyms, definitions, examples & translations of lit in English

English Online Dictionary. What means lit‎? What does lit mean?

Translingual

Symbol

lit

  1. (international standards) ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-3 language code for Lithuanian.

English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlɪt/
  • Rhymes: -ɪt

Etymology 1

Alteration of earlier light, from Middle English lighte, from Old English līhtte, first and third person singular preterite of līhtan (to light)) by analogy with bit. More at light; compare fit (fought).

Verb

lit

  1. simple past and past participle of light (illuminate; start a fire; etc)
  2. simple past and past participle of light (alight: land, come down on)

Verb

lit (third-person singular simple present lits, present participle litting, simple past and past participle litted)

  1. (US, dialectal) To run or light (alight).

Adjective

lit (comparative more lit, superlative most lit)

  1. Illuminated.
    Synonyms: lighted, luminous; see also Thesaurus:illuminated, Thesaurus:shining
  2. (slang) Drunk, intoxicated; under the influence of drugs or alcohol.
    Synonyms: stoned; see also Thesaurus:stoned, Thesaurus:drunk
    • 1932, Hart Crane, letter, 16 February:
      True to my word last night, I got very lit.
  3. (slang, usually of a female) Sexually aroused, (especially) visibly so.
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:randy
  4. (slang) Exciting, captivating; fun.
  5. (slang) Excellent, fantastic; cool.
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:excellent
    • 2019, "Top 10 Plastic Surgeons in Manhattan", Art Bodega Magazine, December/January 2019:
      At his Upper East Side office, the talented doctor has a very lit and elegant office, where art canvasses the walls.
Derived terms
Translations

Etymology 2

From Middle English lit, lut, from Old English lȳt (little, few), from Proto-Germanic *lūtilaz (little, small), from Proto-Indo-European *lewd- (to cower, hunch over). Cognate with Old Saxon lut (little), Middle High German lützen (to make small or low, decrease). More at little.

Adjective

lit (comparative litter or more lit, superlative littest or most lit)

  1. (obsolete) Little.

Noun

lit (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) Little.
Related terms
  • lite

Etymology 3

From Middle English lit, from Old Norse litr (colour, dye, complexion, face, countenance), from Proto-Germanic *wlitiz, *wlitaz (sight, face), from Proto-Indo-European *wel- (to see). Cognate with Icelandic litur (colour), Old English wlite (brightness, appearance, form, aspect, look, countenance, beauty, splendor, adornment), Old English wlītan (to gaze, look, observe).

Noun

lit (uncountable)

  1. (UK dialectal) Colour; blee; dye; stain.
Derived terms
  • lithouse, lit-house
  • litmus

Etymology 4

From Middle English litten, liten, from Old Norse lita (to colour), from litr (colour). See above.

Verb

lit (third-person singular simple present lits, present participle litting, simple past and past participle litted)

  1. (transitive) To colour; dye.

Etymology 5

Short for literature.

Noun

lit (uncountable)

  1. Clipping of literature.
Derived terms

See also

  • wagon-lit (etymologically unrelated)

Anagrams

  • 'til, TIL, TLI, til

Czech

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈlɪt]

Participle

lit

  1. masculine singular passive participle of lít

Faroese

Etymology

From the verb líta (‘to view’).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [liːt]

Noun

lit n (genitive singular lits, uncountable)

  1. short wink, view, look

Declension

Synonyms

  • eygnabrá (wink)

Derived terms

  • andlit (face)
  • álit (trust)
  • eftirlit (control)
  • fyrilit (caution)
  • innlit (insight)
  • útlit (outlook)
  • yvirlit (overview, summary)

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /li/
  • Homophones: lie, lient, lies, lis, lits

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old French lit, from Latin lectus.

Noun

lit m (plural lits)

  1. bed
    Synonym: (colloquial) plumard
    Où est-il? Il dort dans son lit.Where is he? He's sleeping in his bed.
Derived terms

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

lit

  1. third-person singular present indicative of lire
    Jean lit très souvent.Jean reads very often.

Further reading

  • “lit”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Icelandic

Noun

lit

  1. indefinite accusative/dative singular of litur

Lashi

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lit/

Noun

lit

  1. air

References

  • Hkaw Luk (2017) A grammatical sketch of Lacid[2], Chiang Mai: Payap University (master thesis)

Middle English

Noun

lit

  1. Alternative form of light

Norman

Noun

lit m (plural lits)

  1. Alternative form of llit (bed)

Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /liːt/

Etymology 1

From Old Norse hlít.

Noun

lit f or m (definite singular)

  1. trust

Etymology 2

Verb

lit

  1. present tense of lite
  2. imperative of lite

Etymology 3

Noun

lìt m (definite singular lìten, indefinite plural lìter or lìtir, definite plural lìterne or lìtine)

  1. (pre-1917) alternative form of let

References

  • “lit” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Anagrams

  • ilt, til

Old French

Etymology

From Latin lectus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lit/

Noun

lit oblique singularm (oblique plural liz or litz, nominative singular liz or litz, nominative plural lit)

  1. bed

Descendants

  • Bourguignon: leit
  • French: lit
  • Norman: liet

Old Norse

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lit/

Noun

lit n

  1. glance

Related terms

  • líta (to see)
  • litr (complexion, colour; the first dawn; dye)

References

  • J.Fritzners ordbok over Det gamle norske sprog, dvs. norrøn ordbok ("J.Fritnzer's dictionary of the old Norwegian language, i.e. Old Norse dictionary"), on lit.

Anagrams

  • til

Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlit/
  • Rhymes: -it
  • Syllabification: lit
  • Homophones: lead, -lit

Etymology 1

Learned borrowing from New Latin lithium.

Noun

lit m inan

  1. lithium (soft, silvery metal, the simplest alkali metal, the lightest solid element, and the third lightest chemical element (symbol Li) with an atomic number of 3)
  2. (informal, organic chemistry) lithium carbonate (lithium salt of carbonic acid, Li2CO3, used in the manufacture of glass and ceramics, and medically, in the treatment of bipolar disorder)
Declension

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Lithuanian litas.

Noun

lit m animal

  1. (historical) litas (former unit of currency of Lithuania)
Declension

Further reading

  • lit in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • lit in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • lit in PWN's encyclopedia

Scottish Gaelic

Noun

lit f

  1. genitive singular of lite

Sumbawa

Noun

lit

  1. sea

Swedish

Noun

lit c

  1. trust

Declension

Synonyms

  • tillit

See also

  • lita

Volapük

Etymology

Borrowed from German Licht and English light.

Noun

lit (nominative plural lits)

  1. light
  2. illumination

Declension

Zay

Noun

lit

  1. tree-bark

References

  • Initial SLLE Survey of the Zway Area by Klaus Wedekind and Charlotte Wedekind

Zhuang

Etymology

Cognate with Bouyei ridt (hail).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Zhuang) IPA(key): /lit˥/
  • Tone numbers: lit7
  • Hyphenation: lit

Noun

lit (1957–1982 spelling lit)

  1. (dialectal, weather) hail
    Synonyms: lwgbag, (dialectal) haet, (dialectal) byagcaej

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