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food vs edible

edible vs food

food and edible both are nouns.

food is not an adjective while edible is an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
food Yes No No No
edible Yes Yes No No
As nouns, edible is a hyponym of food; that is, edible is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than food:
  • food: any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
  • edible: any substance that can be used as food
Other hyponyms of food include vitellus, yolk, comfort food, comestible, eatable, pabulum, victual, victuals, fare, food product, foodstuff, aliment, alimentation, nourishment, nutriment, nutrition, sustenance, victuals, commissariat, provender, provisions, viands, victuals, feed, provender, manna, manna from heaven, miraculous food, beverage, drink, drinkable, potable, water, soul food, micronutrient, chyme, culture medium, medium.
food (noun) edible (noun)
any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue any substance that can be used as food
anything that provides mental stimulus for thinking
any solid substance (as opposed to liquid) that is used as a source of nourishment
food (adjective) edible (adjective)
suitable for use as food
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