adj · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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adj
Meaning 1
not edible; not appropriate, worthy, or safe to eat
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Examples
inedible dinner
inedible food
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: uneatable, unedible
Antonyms: edible
2
noun
Meaning 2
Anything inedible; that which is not a foodstuff.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
adjective
Meaning 3
not suitable for food
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: uneatable
Antonyms: edible
History
Etymology
From in- + edible.
Across languages
Translations
37 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Catalan:
immenjable
— not edible; not appropriate, worthy, or safe to eat
Catalan:
incomestible
— not edible; not appropriate, worthy, or safe to eat
Chinese Mandarin:
不能吃的
(bù néng chī de)
— not edible; not appropriate, worthy, or safe to eat
Chinese Mandarin:
不宜食用的
(bùyí shíyòng de)
— not edible; not appropriate, worthy, or safe to eat
Czech:
nejedlý
— not edible; not appropriate, worthy, or safe to eat
Finnish:
syömäkelvoton
— not edible; not appropriate, worthy, or safe to eat
Finnish:
syötäväksi kelpaamaton
— not edible; not appropriate, worthy, or safe to eat
French:
immangeable
— not edible; not appropriate, worthy, or safe to eat
Galician:
incomestible
— not edible; not appropriate, worthy, or safe to eat
Galician:
incomestíbel
— not edible; not appropriate, worthy, or safe to eat
German:
ungenießbar
— not edible; not appropriate, worthy, or safe to eat
German:
unessbar
— not edible; not appropriate, worthy, or safe to eat
German:
nicht essbar
— not edible; not appropriate, worthy, or safe to eat
Greek:
μη εδώδιμος
(mi edódimos)
— not edible; not appropriate, worthy, or safe to eat
Ancient Greek:
ἄβρωτος
(ábrōtos)
— not edible; not appropriate, worthy, or safe to eat
Hungarian:
ehetetlen
— not edible; not appropriate, worthy, or safe to eat
Italian:
incommestibile
— not edible; not appropriate, worthy, or safe to eat
Italian:
immangiabile
— not edible; not appropriate, worthy, or safe to eat
Japanese:
食べられない
(taberarenai)
— not edible; not appropriate, worthy, or safe to eat
Japanese:
食えない
(kuenai)
— not edible; not appropriate, worthy, or safe to eat
Lithuanian:
nevalgomas
— not edible; not appropriate, worthy, or safe to eat
Macedonian:
не́јадлив
(néjadliv)
— not edible; not appropriate, worthy, or safe to eat
Marathi:
अखाद्य
(akhādya)
— not edible; not appropriate, worthy, or safe to eat
Marathi:
खाण्यास अयोग्य
(khāṇyās ayogya)
— not edible; not appropriate, worthy, or safe to eat
Polish:
niejadalny
— not edible; not appropriate, worthy, or safe to eat
Portuguese:
incomestível
— not edible; not appropriate, worthy, or safe to eat
Romanian:
incomestibil
— not edible; not appropriate, worthy, or safe to eat
Romanian:
necomestibil
— not edible; not appropriate, worthy, or safe to eat
Russian:
несъедо́бный
(nesʺjedóbnyj)
— not edible; not appropriate, worthy, or safe to eat
Spanish:
incomestible
— not edible; not appropriate, worthy, or safe to eat
Spanish:
incomible
— not edible; not appropriate, worthy, or safe to eat
Swedish:
oätlig
— not edible; not appropriate, worthy, or safe to eat
Thai:
กินไม่ได้
— not edible; not appropriate, worthy, or safe to eat
Thai:
กินไม่ลง
— not edible; not appropriate, worthy, or safe to eat
Thai:
หมาไม่แดก
(mǎa-mâi-dɛ̀ɛk)
— not edible; not appropriate, worthy, or safe to eat
Ukrainian:
неїстівни́й
(nejistivnýj)
— not edible; not appropriate, worthy, or safe to eat
Welsh:
anfwytadwy
— not edible; not appropriate, worthy, or safe to eat