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edible

[ ed-uh-buhl ]

adjective

  1. fit to be eaten as food; eatable; esculent:

    Are you sure this is edible?

    Synonyms: consumable, comestible



noun

  1. Usually edibles.
    1. an edible substance; food:

      a basket of fruit, cheeses, and other tasty edibles.

    2. Also called ma·ri·jua·na ed·i·ble [mar-, uh, -, wah, -n, uh, , ed, -, uh, -b, uh, l],. a food or drink product that is infused with marijuana and ingested as an alternative to smoking or vaping the drug:

      The dispensary sells many popular edibles from candies and cookies to ciders and sodas.

    3. Also called CBD ed·i·ble [see, -, bee, -, dee, , ed, -, uh, -b, uh, l]. a food or drink product that is infused with CBD:

      Our food co-op just stocked a special display of CBD edibles, including chocolate bars and tea.

edible

/ ˈɛdɪbəl /

adjective

  1. fit to be eaten; eatable


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Derived Forms

  • ˌediˈbility, noun

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Other Words From

  • ed·i·bil·i·ty ed·i·ble·ness noun
  • non·ed·i·bil·i·ty noun
  • non·ed·i·ble adjective noun
  • non·ed·i·ble·ness noun
  • un·ed·i·ble adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of edible1

First recorded in 1605–15; from Late Latin edibilis, equivalent to ed(ere) “to eat” + -ibilis adjective suffix; eat ( def ), -ible

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Word History and Origins

Origin of edible1

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

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Example Sentences

The lobster is taken away and a steak, something he considers edible, is provided.

In fact, Fast Company predicts that edible insects are already a $20 million industry in the U.S.

Before Kaye, edible taxidermy had not yet been introduced to the mainstream on an educational level.

Coffee beans are available in jewelry, keychain, soap, body spray and, of course, edible and brewable form.

Poking through this crunchy-sweet vegetable mound is edible ecstasy.

Among many people in the East, no food is thought so great a dainty as these edible birds' nests.

It is about the size of a nut, with a brown verrucous outside; the edible part is white and tender, and the kernel black.

The recovery of the oyster, clam and other edible shell-fish is also a feature of the work which the Lake Company has in view.

Biscuits a little knocked about, but still edible; many thanks for them all.

After repeated efforts to dissect it we agreed with Tom, and found it not more edible than a pickled football.

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