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inedible

adj · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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1

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