eatable

== English == === Etymology === From eat +‎ -able (“able, capable”). Doublet of edible. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈiːtəbəl/ === Adjective === eatable (comparative more eatable, superlative most eatable) Able to be eaten; edible. ==== Usage notes ==== Rather informal, and sometimes proscribed by authorities. edible is the usual term, and much more frequent, while comestible is relatively formal. More narrowly, used to describe food that can be eaten, but is not of very high quality. ==== Synonyms ==== comestible edible ==== Antonyms ==== uneatable ==== Coordinate terms ==== drinkable, potable ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === eatable (plural eatables) (chiefly in the plural) Anything edible; food. 1890, Knut Hamsen, Sult (Hunger), Part One, at p.45 (Canongate Books Ltd. 2016 paperback edition), Sverre Lyngstad translation: Someplace in the Hegdehaugen area I stopped outside a grocer's where some food was displayed in the window. A cat lay asleep beside a round loaf of white bread, and just behind it was a bowl of lard and several jars of oats. I stood eyeing these eatables a while, but since I didn't have anything to buy with I turned away from them and continued my tramp. ==== Synonyms ==== comestible edible ==== Translations ====