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- [lit]
- /lɪt/
- /lɪt/
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- [lit]
- /lɪt/
Definitions of lit word
- verb lit a simple past tense and past participle of light3 . 1
- adjective lit having light or illumination; bright; well-lighted: the lightest room in the entire house. 1
- adjective lit pale, whitish, or not deep or dark in color: a light blue. 1
- adjective lit (of coffee or tea) containing enough milk or cream to produce a light color. 1
- noun lit something that makes things visible or affords illumination: All colors depend on light. 1
- noun lit Physics. Also called luminous energy, radiant energy. electromagnetic radiation to which the organs of sight react, ranging in wavelength from about 400 to 700 nm and propagated at a speed of 186,282 mi./sec (299,972 km/sec), considered variously as a wave, corpuscular, or quantum phenomenon. a similar form of radiant energy that does not affect the retina, as ultraviolet or infrared rays. 1
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Origin of lit
First appearance:
before 1910 One of the 15% newest English words
1910-15 for def 2
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Lit
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
lit popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 89% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
lit usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for lit
adj lit
- burning — You use burning to describe something that is extremely hot.
- shining — radiant; gleaming; bright.
- afire — If something is afire or is set afire, it is on fire or looks as if it is on fire.
- bright — A bright colour is strong and noticeable, and not dark.
- brilliant — A brilliant person, idea, or performance is extremely clever or skilful.
adjective lit
- illuminated — to supply or brighten with light; light up.
noun lit
- literature — writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays.
- belles-lettres — literary works, esp essays and poetry, valued for their aesthetic rather than their informative or moral content
Antonyms for lit
adjective lit
- fatted — having too much flabby tissue; corpulent; obese: a fat person.
- braved — possessing or exhibiting courage or courageous endurance.
- firmed — not soft or yielding when pressed; comparatively solid, hard, stiff, or rigid: firm ground; firm texture.
- upset — to overturn: to upset a pitcher of milk.
- downed — from higher to lower; in descending direction or order; toward, into, or in a lower position: to come down the ladder.
verb lit
- extinguished — Cause (a fire or light) to cease to burn or shine.
- disenchanted — to rid of or free from enchantment, illusion, credulity, etc.; disillusion: The harshness of everyday reality disenchanted him of his idealistic hopes.
- darkened — A darkened building or room has no lights on inside it.
- drenched — to wet thoroughly; soak.
- continued — continuing; not having stopped
Top questions with lit
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