eatable

Examples

• All

• Ladies and gentlemen of the Galeries Gourmet, my name is Willy Wonka, and I have come to show you a marvelous morsel, an incredible edible, an unbeatable eatable, the likes of which this world has never seen.

  Wonka (2023)

• At the picnic, we brought sandwiches and fruits, all of which were eatable delights.

• The children were excited to try the new recipes, each one an eatable treat they could enjoy.

Synonyms

E

edible

vseatable

5 2.3

A thing from nature, like a plant or mushroom, that you can eat

focuses on suitability rather than mere ability to be eaten

V

victual

vseatable

• Archaic

3 9.9

Food kept to eat later

focuses on being fit or suitable for eating rather than supplies

C

comestible

vseatable

• Archaic

1 8.6

A thing you can eat

emphasizes being fit or suitable to be eaten

P

pabulum

vseatable

• Specialized

1 9.9

Something that provides food for animals or living cells

is the common everyday term for something fit or suitable to be eaten

V

victuals

vseatable

• Archaic

9.1

Food and drink kept or prepared to eat

names individual items fit to be eaten, not bulk supplies

Antonyms

I

inedible

11 4.5

Not safe to eat because it can make you sick

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology