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Comestible
Co-mes′ti-ble
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Comestible
COMESTIBLE
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comestible
comestible
English
Adjective
comestible (comparative more comestible, superlative most comestible)
- Suitable to be eaten; edible. [From 15th c.]
- Sir T. Elyot
- Some herbs are most comestible.
- 1972 March 6, Richard W. Langer, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme: Growing Your Own Fresh Herbs, New York, page 40,
- What with freeze-dried chives costing $96 a pound, and those snipped fresh for the omelette from the potted garden on the kitchen ledge almost free, the bountiful begonia has given way in many apartments to more comestible greenery.
- 1993, M. J. Trow, Lestrade and the Sawdust Ring, 2000, page 112,
- Lestrade raised his mug in a loyal toast while Lady Pauline saw to the more comestible sort for breakfast.
- 2007, Rene Simo, The Little Gringo: Love and Martyrdom in Cameroon, page 12,
- From the palm nut we derive palm oil, the most comestible oil in our country and in the whole of Africa.
- Sir T. Elyot
Usage notes
Relatively formal; edible is the usual term, while eatable is rather informal.
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Noun
comestible (plural comestibles)
- (chiefly in the plural) Anything that can be eaten; food. [From 19th c.]
- 1910, Frank Richards, The Greyfriar′s Picnic,
- Comestibles of all sorts came to view, and a smell of cooking spread itself among the trees.
- 1986 February, Joan Fox, Restaurants: Just Like Mama Used to Cook, Cincinnati Magazine, page 116,
- Both serve up, with no fanfare, country comestibles.
- June 4th, 1989, “Pete Granger” (username), Hack Tutorial, Part 03/03, rec.games.hack:
- For instance, a food ration can be polymorphed into a carrot, a tripe ration, or any other comestible.
- 2003, Priscilla Boniface, Tasting Tourism: Travelling for Food and Drink, page 74,
- Precisely that, for example, homemade food, craft pottery, rough-hewn wood furniture, and consumption of comestibles in a barn, are not the usual daily experience is the reason it is fun, enticing and a contrast for a person when on holiday.
- 1910, Frank Richards, The Greyfriar′s Picnic,
Usage notes
Rather formal; the simple term food is far more common. Similarly, the term beverage often serves as a formal equivalent of the more common drink. In both cases, the more elevated term (comestible, beverage) is of French origin, while the plain term (food, drink) is of Old English origin, and this stylistic difference by origin is common; see list of English words with dual French and Anglo-Saxon variations.
Synonyms
- (food (similarly relatively formal)): foodstuff, sustenance, victuals
- See also food: synonyms
Coordinate terms
- beverage (relatively formal term for something intended to be drunk)
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References
- ↑ “comestible” in Douglas Harper, Online Etymology Dictionary (2001).
Asturian
Adjective
comestible (epicene, plural comestibles)
- edible (that can be eaten without harm; suitable for consumption)
Catalan
Etymology
From Latin comestibilis.
Adjective
comestible m, f (masculine and feminine plural comestibles)
Synonyms
Antonyms
Noun
comestible m (plural comestibles)
- (in the plural) comestibles, edibles
External links
- “comestible” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Galician
Alternative forms
Adjective
comestible m, f (plural comestibles)
Antonyms
Noun
comestible m (plural comestibles)
- (chiefly in the plural) comestible, edible
External links
- “comestible” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.
Spanish
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin comestibĭlis.
Adjective
comestible m, f (plural comestibles)
Noun
comestible m (plural comestibles)
- (chiefly in the plural) food, comestible
Antonyms
Usage notes
- Not to be confused with comible.
External links
- “comestible” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima segunda edición, Real Academia Española, 2001.