affordant

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adjective

Affording.

First used 1980s–Scrabble 16

Meanings

adjectiveaffordant (not comparable)
  1. datednot comparableAffording.
  2. not comparableRelating to affordance.First known use 1980s–

Origin

See afford and -ant. Sense 2 is a back-formation from affordance, itself coined in 1977.

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Translations

Finnish tarjoava
  • tarjoavaTranslations
Spanish asequiente
  • asequienteTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

affordant. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/affordant

MLA

“affordant.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/affordant. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “affordant,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/affordant.

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