EDIBLE

edible, comestible, eatable

(adjective) suitable for use as food

comestible, edible, eatable, pabulum, victual, victuals

(noun) any substance that can be used as food

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Adjective

edible (comparative more edible, superlative most edible)

That can be eaten without harm; innocuous to humans; suitable for consumption.

That can be eaten without disgust.

Usage notes

edible is the most common term for “capable of being eaten”; eatable is rather informal, while comestible is relatively formal.

Synonyms

• comestible

• eatable

• eatworthy

Antonyms

• inedible

Coordinate terms

• drinkable, potable

• delectable

Noun

edible (plural edibles)

Anything edible.

In particular, an edible mushroom.

Synonym: esculent

(marijuana) a foodstuff, usually a baked good, infused with tetrahydrocannabinol from cannabutter etc.

Synonyms

• food

Anagrams

• belied, debile

Source: Wiktionary

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Ed"i*ble, a. Etym: [L. edibilis, fr. edere to eat. See Eat.]

Definition: Fit to be eaten as food; eatable; esculent; as, edible fishes. Bacon.

– n.

Definition: Anything edible. Edible bird's nest. See Bird's nest,

2.

– Edible crab (Zoöl.), any species of crab used as food, esp. the American blue crab (Callinectes hastatus). See Crab.

– Edible frog (Zoöl.), the common European frog (Rana esculenta), used as food.

– Edible snail (Zoöl.), any snail used as food, esp. Helix pomatia and H. aspersa of Europe.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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