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edible.

Capable of being eaten without harm; suitable for consumption; innocuous to humans.

6 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈɛdɪbəl/Received-Pronunciation[ˈɛdɪbɫ̩]Received-Pronunciation/ˈɛdəbəl/General-American[ˈɛdəbɫ̩]General-American
  1. Capable of being eaten without harm; suitable for consumption; innocuous to humans.

    not-comparable
    edible fruit
  2. Capable of being eaten without disgust or disrelish.

    not-comparable
    Although stale, the bread was edible.
  3. In which edible plants are grown for human consumption.

    not-comparable
Where this word comes from

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

noun/ˈɛdɪbəl/Received-Pronunciation[ˈɛdɪbɫ̩]Received-Pronunciation/ˈɛdəbəl/General-American[ˈɛdəbɫ̩]General-American
  1. Anything edible.

  2. Anything edible. In particular, an edible mushroom.

  3. A foodstuff, usually a baked good, infused with tetrahydrocannabinol and/or other cannabinoids from cannabutter or other marijuana.

Where this word comes from

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

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