adj · noun · 8 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˈɛdɪbəl/
Received-Pronunciation:[ˈɛdɪbɫ̩]
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General-American:/ˈɛdəbəl/
General-American:[ˈɛdəbɫ̩]
Australian:/ˈedɪbəl/
Australian:[ˈedɪbɫ̩]
rhymes with -ɛdɪbəl
rhymes with -ɛdəbəl
CMU ARPABET:EH1 D AH0 B AH0 L
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Capable of being eaten without harm; suitable for consumption; innocuous to humans.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Examples
edible fruit
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
adj
Meaning 2
Capable of being eaten without disgust or disrelish.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Examples
Although stale, the bread was edible.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
adj
Meaning 3
In which edible plants are grown for human consumption.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
Anything edible.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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5
noun
Meaning 5
Anything edible.
In particular, an edible mushroom.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: esculent
Antonyms: none provided
6
noun
Meaning 6
A foodstuff, usually a baked good, infused with tetrahydrocannabinol from cannabutter or other marijuana.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
7
adjective
Meaning 7
suitable for use as food
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: comestible, eatable
Antonyms: inedible
8
noun
Meaning 8
any substance that can be used as food
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.