Edible
adjOne word substitutionSynonymSSC PYQ × 10/ˈɛdəbəl/ · एडिबल
Something which is fit to be eaten
Good or safe to eat
खाने योग्य
Not every mushroom is edible.
The dye used here is edible.
Daily use: Ye mushroom edible hai ya nahi, pata karo.
ताज़ी रोटी edible है — खाने लायक। पाँच दिन पुरानी फफूंद लगी रोटी eatable (खाने की चीज़) तो है, पर edible नहीं। 'Fit to be eaten' = edible।
Fresh roti is edible — fit to be eaten. Five-day-old roti with fungus is still an eatable (a thing to eat), but it is no longer edible. So 'fit to be eaten' always means edible.
'Fit to be eaten' दिखे तो edible। साथ में potable (पीने योग्य), legible (पढ़ने योग्य), audible (सुनने योग्य)। उल्टा: inedible।
If the question says 'fit to be eaten', answer edible. It is asked with potable (fit to drink), legible (fit to read) and audible (able to be heard). Opposite: inedible.