edible C2+ Topic:Food & Drink US /ˈɛdəbəl/ UK /ˈɛdɪbəl/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj fit or safe to be eaten Not every mushroom in the forest is edible. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · fit or safe to be eaten eatablecomestiblepalatableesculentconsumablewholesome ↔ Opposites inediblepoisonoustoxicunpalatable Word family Derived forms edibilityedibleness Related forms edaciousesculent Etymology AI details From Late Latin edibilis ('eatable'), from Latin edere ('to eat'). edibilis Latin edere Latin *h₁ed- Proto-Indo-European View etymology graph -> Topics Food & Drink External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # edible **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈɛdəbəl/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈɛdɪbəl/ ## Meanings 1. fit or safe to be eaten ## Examples - Not every mushroom in the forest is edible. ## Synonyms - eatable - comestible - palatable - esculent - consumable - wholesome ## Antonyms - inedible - poisonous - toxic - unpalatable ## Derived Forms - edibility - edibleness ## Related Forms - edacious - esculent ## Roots and Affixes - Root: edibilis - Root: edere - Root: *h₁ed- - Affix: -ible - able to be ## Etymology From Late Latin edibilis ('eatable'), from Latin edere ('to eat'). ## AI Etymology Edible is from Late Latin edibilis ('eatable'), from Latin edere ('to eat'). The ancestry passes through Latin edibilis, Latin edere, and Proto-Indo-European *h₁ed-. In present use as adjective and noun, it means "fit or safe to be eaten", keeping the historical formation close to the word's ordinary semantic work. Related words include edacious and esculent; derived forms include edibility and edibleness. Its contrast set includes inedible, poisonous, toxic, and unpalatable, which clarifies the semantic boundary of the modern word. ## Topics - Food & Drink markdown