Lit

Meaning of Lit

verb

past and past participle of light1, light3.

adjective
  1. provided with light or lighting; illuminated.
    a lit window at dusk
    leaving the safety of a lit street
  2. having been ignited; burning.
    a lit cigarette
  3. very good, impressive, or exciting.
    my birthday party was lit!
noun
  1. short for literature.
    chick lit
verb, past tense
  1. provide with light or lighting; illuminate.
    the room was lit by a number of small lamps
  2. make (something) start burning; ignite.
    Allen gathered sticks and lit a fire

Old English lēoht, līht (noun and adjective), līhtan (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch licht and German Licht, from an Indo-European root shared by Greek leukos ‘white’ and Latin lux ‘light’.

verb, past tense
  1. come upon or discover by chance.
    he lit on a possible solution
  2. descend.
    from the horse he lit down

Old English līhtan (in light3 (sense 2); also ‘lessen the weight of’), from light2; compare with alight1.

Information about Lit

  • The plural form of Lit is: Lits.
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Hyphenation of Lit

Lit

  • It consists of 1 syllables and 3 chars.
  • Lit is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable

Lit synonyms

Meaning illuminated:

illuminated, lighted

Meaning lighted:

lighted

Meaning literature:

literature

Meaning catch fire or cause to catch fire:

ignite

Meaning set (something) on fire:

kindle

Meaning destroy, damage, or injure by heat or fire:

burn

Meaning discharge a gun or other weapon in order to propel (a bullet or projectile):

fire

Meaning begin or be reckoned from a particular point in time or space:

start

Meaning set fire to:

torch

Meaning set on fire:

enkindle

Meaning discover or perceive by chance or unexpectedly:

find

Meaning find unexpectedly or during a search:

discover

Meaning remove a cover or covering from:

uncover

Meaning unexpectedly be faced with or experience (something hostile or difficult):

encounter

Lit antonyms

Meaning cause (a fire or light) to cease to burn or shine:

extinguish

Anagrams of Lit

til

Words that rhyme with Lit

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