Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

user-friendly

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.36 in modern English

Syllables: user-friend-ly
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Designed to be easy for an untrained user to use, with intuitive ordering of steps, consistent and logical placement of controls, etc.

Example Sentences

"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."

Etymology

From user + friendly.

Inflected Forms

user-friendlier (comparative) more user-friendly (comparative) user-friendliest (superlative) most user-friendly (superlative) userfriendly (alternative) user friendly (alternative)

Phrases

user-friendliness

Frequently Paired Words

user-friendliness

Synonyms

ergonomic

Antonyms

procrustean user-hostile user-unfriendly

Questions

What does user-friendly mean?: Designed to be easy for an untrained user to use, with intuitive ordering of steps, consistent and logical placement of controls, etc.
Where does user-friendly come from?: From user + friendly.

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