user-friendly en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
From user + friendly.
Meanings
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Designed to be easy for an untrained user to use, with intuitive ordering of steps, consistent and logical placement of controls, etc.
In the past few years, product engineers have infused the basic telephone with lots of high-tech, razzle-dazzle, and user friendly innovations such as speed dialing, automatic redial, speakerphones, cordless phones, hold buttons, and dialing memories.
1994 May, Gary Turbak, “The Phone Phenomenon”, in The Rotarian, volume 164, number 5, page 31:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more user-friendly | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| user friendly | alternative | lexicographic | |
| user-friendliest | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| most user-friendly | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| userfriendly | alternative | lexicographic | |
| user-friendlier | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Antonyms
user-hostile · procrustean · user-unfriendly
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Synonyms
Translations (36)
da brugervenlig (designed to be easy to use) · it facile da usare (designed to be easy to use) · ru дру́жественный для по́льзователя (designed to be easy to use) · cmn 好用 (designed to be easy to use) · is notendavænn (designed to be easy to use) · nb brukervennlig (designed to be easy to use) · nn brukarvenleg (designed to be easy to use) · vi tiện lợi (designed to be easy to use) · es fácil para el usuario (designed to be easy to use) · sv användarvänlig (designed to be easy to use) · ja 使用者の使いやすい (designed to be easy to use) · cmn 人性化 (designed to be easy to use) · pt amigável (designed to be easy to use) · he יְדִידוּתִי לַמִּשְׁתַּמֵּשׁ (designed to be easy to use) · sk užívateľsky prívetivý (designed to be easy to use) · pl łatwy w obsłudze (designed to be easy to use) · fo nýtsluvinarligur (designed to be easy to use) · nn brukarvennleg (designed to be easy to use) · fa کاربرپسند (designed to be easy to use) · de benutzerfreundlich (designed to be easy to use) · cmn 容易使用的 (designed to be easy to use) · fi käyttäjäystävällinen (designed to be easy to use) · fr convivial (designed to be easy to use) · id ramah pengguna (designed to be easy to use) · fr ergonomique (designed to be easy to use) · nl gebruikersvriendelijk (designed to be easy to use) · ja ユーザーフレンドリー (designed to be easy to use) · cs uživatelsky přívětivý (designed to be easy to use) · sq i lehtë për t'u përdorur (designed to be easy to use) · ru лёгкий в испо́льзовании (designed to be easy to use) · eo afabla (designed to be easy to use) · hu felhasználóbarát (designed to be easy to use) · es fácil de usar (designed to be easy to use) · sk užívateľsky príjemný (designed to be easy to use) · nl gebruiksvriendelijk (designed to be easy to use) · fi helppokäyttöinen (designed to be easy to use)