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1. A slender and greatly elongated substance capable of being spun into yarn
   - fibre [Brit, Cdn]
    
2. Coarse, indigestible plant food low in nutrients; its bulk stimulates intestinal peristalsis
   - roughage, fibre [Brit, Cdn]
    
3. Any of several elongated, threadlike cells (especially a muscle fiber or a nerve fiber)
   - fibre [Brit, Cdn]
    
4. The inherent complex of attributes that determines a person's moral and ethical actions and reactions
   - character, fibre [Brit, Cdn]
    
5. A leatherlike material made by compressing layers of paper or cloth
   - fibre [Brit, Cdn], vulcanized fiber [US], vulcanized fibre [Brit, Cdn]

Derived forms: fibers

Type of: cell, cloth, fabric, food product, foodstuff, material, stuff, textile, trait

Part of: personality

Encyclopedia: Fiber