1. containing fewer calories, less fat, or less of another ingredient than the regular version
Usage: informal; used in product marketing
2. having less substance, depth, or seriousness than expected
Usage: informal; often used critically

Examples

• She ordered a lite beer to cut down on calories.
• The lite version of the yogurt has half the fat.
• This lite cream cheese tastes almost the same as regular.
• The movie was entertaining but pretty lite on plot.
• His lite approach to the serious topic disappointed readers.
• The lite edition of the software has fewer features.