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

Derived Forms

• ˌediˈbility, noun

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

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of edible¹

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

Example Sentences

Anything that helps consumers stop throwing away edible food is a good thing, she said.

From Los Angeles Times

Growing up in a family of six, including two perpetually ravenous brothers, leftovers were a rarity, and when they appeared, they were a kind of edible jackpot.

From Salon

Unlike kids in the United States, hunter-gatherer children in the Congo Basin have often learned how to hunt, identify edible plants and care for babies by the tender age of six or seven.

From Science Daily

In both Germany and the U.S., “farm to school” or “edible education” offerings in school settings have successfully encouraged students and faculty to cut down on food waste.

From Salon

The burning was probably aimed in part at creating a landscape that produced more food, either by encouraging growth of edible plants or by attracting animals such as wallabies and kangaroos that could be more easily hunted in open grasslands, Haberle says.

From Science Magazine

Related Words

• succulent
• tasty