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digestibility

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

The degree to which something is digestible.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

the property of being easy to digest

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: digestibleness

Antonyms: indigestibility

Broader terms: edibility, edibleness

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English digestible Proto-Indo-European *-teh2 Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh2ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English digestibility From digestible + -ity.

Across languages

Translations

10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: digestibilitat — digestibility
  • Danish: fordøjelighed — digestibility
  • German: Verdaulichkeit — digestibility
  • Italian: digeribilità — digestibility
  • Kalmyk: шиңлт (şiñlt) — digestibility
  • Macedonian: сварливост (svarlivost) — digestibility
  • Norwegian Bokmål: fordøyelighet — digestibility
  • Portuguese: digestibilidade — digestibility
  • Spanish: digestibilidad — digestibility
  • Volapük: dicetov — digestibility