Affordance

Pronunciation: /ˈəfɔɹdˈænˈˌsii/

Affordance (noun)

  1. A quality of an object that suggests how it can be used or interacted with.

Examples

  • The design provides an affordance for users to interact easily.
  • An affordance is what an object allows you to do.

Common collocations: visual affordance, affordance cues, affordance theory

Synonyms of Affordance

Formal

Neutral

Antonyms of Affordance

  • — the lack of capacity to act or do something