Definition lit
Etymology 1
From Middle English lihte, from Old English līhtte, first and third person singular preterit of līhtan (“to light”). More at light.
Verb
lit
- simple past tense and past participle of light (“illuminate; start a fire; etc”)
- simple past tense and past participle of light (“alight: land, come down on”)
lit (third-person singular simple present lits, present participle litting, simple past and past participle litted)
- (US, dialectal) To run or light (alight).
Adjective
lit (comparative more lit, superlative most lit)
- Illuminated.
- (slang) intoxicated or under the influence of drugs; stoned.
- (slang) Sexually aroused (usually of a female), especially visibly sexually aroused.
- (slang) Excellent, fantastic; captivating.
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)
- (obsolete) Little.
Noun
lit (uncountable)
- (obsolete) Little.
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)
- (Britain dialectal) Colour; blee; dye; stain.
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)
- (transitive) To colour; dye.
Etymology 5
Short for literature.
Noun
lit (uncountable)
- Clipping of literature.