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🚫 Not safe to eat 🎀 An inedible thing
nonedible

nonedible

4.7
A thing that is not safe to eat
  • noun
  • /nɒnˈɛdɪbəl/
translation icon : no comestible
  • How to separate the edible products from the nonedibles.

Examples

  • The food safety inspector found several nonedible items mixed in with the groceries.

  • The packaging clearly labels materials that are nonedible to prevent accidental consumption.

  • During the audit, the team discovered nonedible substances that contaminated the food supply.

Antonyms

edible
78 1.4

Safe to eat and does not make you sick

How Edible

food
∞ 1.0
nonedible
4.7

Surface Forms

nonedible singular
nonedibles plural

Morphology

nonedible = nonedible (transparent) = non + edible

The noun sense is a straightforward conversion from the adjective 'nonedible' without any change in spelling.

Etymology

Nonedible as a noun uses the same parts, non- 'not' and edible 'able to eat'. So, a nonedible is an object or part that you should not eat.