edible

[ ed-uh-buhl ]
/ ˈɛd ə bəl /

adjective

fit to be eaten as food; eatable; esculent.

noun

Usually edibles. edible substances; food.

Origin of edible

1605–15; < Late Latin edibilis, equivalent to ed(ere) to eat + -ibilis -ible

SYNONYMS FOR edible

1 comestible, consumable.

OTHER WORDS FROM edible

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH edible

addable edible

Words nearby edible

edging lobelia, edgy, edh, edi, ediacaran, edible, edible canna, edibles, edict, edict of nantes, edicule

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British Dictionary definitions for edibility

edible
/ (ˈɛdɪbəl) /

adjective

fit to be eaten; eatable

Derived forms of edible

edibility or edibleness, noun

Word Origin for edible

C17: from Late Latin edibilis, from Latin edere to eat