eatable B2 Topic:Food & Drink US /ˈiːtəbəl/ UK /ˈiːtəbəl/ See IPA manual Freq #82127 Meanings 1 adj fit or suitable to be eaten, though not necessarily pleasant The stew was barely eatable after so much salt was added. 2 noun something that can be eaten, especially one of several food items; usually plural The hikers packed drinks and a few eatables for the journey. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · fit or suitable to be... edible 2 noun · something that can be... foodedible ↔ Opposites inedibleuneatable Word family Related forms eatfoodedible Etymology Formed in English from eat + -able. It is a native formation parallel to the Latinate edible; in modern use, eatable can imply merely acceptable to eat rather than especially appetizing. Topics Food & Drink External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # eatable **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** adj, noun **IPA (US):** /ˈiːtəbəl/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈiːtəbəl/ **Frequency rank:** 82127 ## Meanings 1. fit or suitable to be eaten, though not necessarily pleasant 2. something that can be eaten, especially one of several food items; usually plural ## Examples - The stew was barely eatable after so much salt was added. - The hikers packed drinks and a few eatables for the journey. ## Synonyms - edible ## Antonyms - inedible - uneatable ## Related Forms - eat - food - edible ## Etymology Formed in English from eat + -able. It is a native formation parallel to the Latinate edible; in modern use, eatable can imply merely acceptable to eat rather than especially appetizing. ## Topics - Food & Drink markdown