English Explanatory Dictionary

edible

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Capable of being eaten without harm; suitable for consumption; innocuous to humans.
  2. Capable of being eaten without disgust or disrelish.
  3. In which edible plants are grown for human consumption.
noun
  1. Anything edible.
  2. In particular, an edible mushroom.
  3. A foodstuff, usually a baked good, infused with tetrahydrocannabinol from cannabutter or other marijuana.

Pronunciation

/ˈɛdɪbəl/ [ˈɛdɪbɫ̩] LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-edible.wav /ˈɛdəbəl/ [ˈɛdəbɫ̩] /ˈedɪbəl/ [ˈedɪbɫ̩]

Word forms

edible edibles

Etymology

From Late Latin edibilis, from Latin edō (“eat”). Doublet of eatable.

Synonyms

comestible eatable eatworthy consumable edible esculent nibbleable stomachable palatable food

Antonyms

inedible uneatable

Related words

food

Derived words

edibility edible amaranth edible bird's nest edible crab edible dormouse edible frog edibleness edible snail inedible non-edible nonedible unedible medible

Translations

Asturian: comestible Bulgarian: храна Czech: jídlo Czech: potravina Czech: poživatina Finnish: syötävä French: comestible Galician: comestible Greek: φαγώσιμα Greek: εδώδιμα Macedonian: јадење Macedonian: храна Macedonian: јадачка Macedonian: лапачка Malayalam: ഭക്ഷ്യയോഗ്യം Polish: pokarm Polish: pożywienie Russian: съестно́е Swedish: matvara Turkish: yenilebilir
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