Lit

Quick meaning: Lit is a verb meaning simple past and past participle of light (“illuminate; start a fire; etc”).

Meaning

simple past and past participle of light (“illuminate; start a fire; etc”).

More Meanings

1. simple past and past participle of light (“alight: land, come down on”)
2. (US, dialectal) To run or light (alight).
3. Illuminated.
4. (slang) Drunk, intoxicated; under the influence of drugs or alcohol.
5. (slang, usually of a female) Sexually aroused, (especially) visibly so.
6. (slang) Exciting, captivating; fun.
7. (slang) Excellent, fantastic; cool.

Example Sentences

This party is gonna be lit.

He walked down the lit corridor.

True to my word last night, I got very lit.

New Year's Eve is once a year and it's gonna be lit.

Word Forms

• lits
• litting
• litted
• litter
• littest

Synonyms for lit

Depending on context, synonyms include lighted, luminous, alight, illuminated, inlighted, lighty.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include ablaze, afire, aflame, flaming, aflare, burning.

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