Definition of "lit" in English

verb

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

2. simple past and past participle of light (“alight: land, come down on”)

verb

1. (US, dialectal) To run or light (alight).

adjective

1. Illuminated.

   • He walked down the lit corridor.

2. (slang) Drunk, intoxicated; under the influence of drugs or alcohol.

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

3. (slang, usually of a female) Sexually aroused, (especially) visibly so.

4. (slang) Exciting, captivating; fun.

   • This party is gonna be lit.

5. (slang) Excellent, fantastic; cool.

   • Those jeans are lit.
   • At his Upper East Side office, the talented doctor has a very lit and elegant office, where art canvasses the walls.

adjective

1. (obsolete) Little.

noun

1. (obsolete) Little.

noun

1. (UK dialectal) Colour; blee; dye; stain.

verb

1. (transitive) To colour; dye.

noun

1. Clipping of literature.

   • Do we have any lit homework tonight?