edible

[ed-uh-buh l] /ˈɛd ə bəl/

adjective

fit to be eaten as food; eatable; esculent.

noun

Usually, edibles. edible substances; food.

Origin

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

Related forms

edibility, edibleness, noun

nonedibility, noun

nonedible, adjective, noun

nonedibleness, noun

unedible, adjective

Can be confused

addable, edible.

Synonyms

1. comestible, consumable.

Examples from the web for edible

Some peas are for shelling, some have edible pods, and others can be eaten either way.
AN edible gift may be the solution to the problem of what to present to a weekend hostess.
The landscape plan calls for shade trees, vines on trellises on the south side of the house, and edible landscaping on the north.
Hunter-gatherers' practice of scouring surroundings for edible plants is responsible for only half of their moniker.
Animals are rarely served whole, and innards are not considered worth marketing and have faded from the inventory of edible foods.
Females clearly prefer males bearing edible presents.
They were crunchy on the outside, although the skin was thin enough to be thoroughly edible.
T his genus includes many ornamental twining vines as well as the edible sweet potato.
Fortunately, the edible pumpkin is not completely lost.
As far as the zoological viewpoint is concerned, if the material is edible animal flesh, it could be considered meat.

British Dictionary definitions for edible

edible

/ˈɛdɪbəl/

adjective

fit to be eaten; eatable

Derived Forms

edibility, edibleness, noun

Word Origin

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

Word Origin and History for edible

adj.

1590s, from Late Latin edibilis "eatable," from Latin edere "to eat," from PIE root *ed- "to eat" (cf. Sanskrit admi "I eat;" Greek edo "I eat;" Lithuanian edu "I eat;" Hittite edmi "I eat," adanna "food;" Old Irish ithim "I eat;" Gothic itan, Old Swedish and Old English etan, Old High German essan "to eat;" Avestan ad- "to eat;" Armenian utem "I eat;" Old Church Slavonic jasti "to eat," Russian jest "to eat").