edible
adjective · noun
Simple meaning
Able to be eaten without harm.
Pronunciation
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IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈɛdəbəl
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
adjective
Capable of being eaten without harm; suitable for consumption; innocuous to humans.
Capable of being eaten without disgust or disrelish.
In which edible plants are grown for human consumption.
noun
A foodstuff, usually a baked good, infused with tetrahydrocannabinol from cannabutter or other marijuana.
Anything edible.
In particular, an edible mushroom.
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: Capable of being eaten without harm; suitable for consumption; innocuous to humans.
Used this way, edible is a reasonably familiar word with a mildly favourable edge. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Slightly positive
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Moderate
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Positive and appreciative
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Nearby words
- eatable , rarer, so it draws attention
Word Aura describes common impressions, not a measurement. Tone changes with sentence, speaker, relationship and situation.
More ways to use edible
- “Most wild mushrooms are not edible, so you should never eat them.”noun
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