adjective

digestible

dye-JES-tuh-buhl/daɪˈdʒestəbl/

Capable of being readily broken down and absorbed.

The soft rice and banana make a readily digestible meal.

A simple bowl of soft cooked rice and banana slices beside a small gentle stomach-shaped visual motif, suggesting food readily broken down, no text.

Etymology

diLatinapart

+gestLatinto carry

+ibleLatincapable of being

The pieces evoke “carrying apart,” leading to separating or breaking something down. Digestible describes food the body can break down and, figuratively, ideas the mind can readily take in.

In context

History Sphere0:07

I produce these episodes with the intent for them to be accessible and digestible on their own.

The End of History Part 44: The Apparatchik

More examples

Cooking makes many vegetables softer and more digestible.
The puppy needs digestible food that is gentle on her stomach.
She divides the report into digestible sections.

Forms

digestible · more digestible · most digestible

digest verb — Break down food for absorption by the body.

digestibility noun — Ease with which food can be digested.

Similar words

absorbable: Emphasizes uptake into the body rather than breakdown during digestion.
light: Describes food unlikely to feel heavy or burden digestion.