user-friendly

adjective

us·​er-friend·​ly ˌyü-zər-ˈfren(d)-lē How to pronounce user-friendly (audio)
: easy to learn, use, understand, or deal with
user-friendly software
also : agreeable, appealing
a user-friendly atmosphere
user-friendliness noun

Examples of user-friendly in a Sentence

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In 2025, the Mini Split’s remote control received a Red Dot Product Design Award, an international recognition highlighting user-friendly design and thoughtful engineering. Jon Stojan, USA Today, 10 May 2025 Some government bodies opt for downloadable files, others for real-time APIs and many provide user-friendly dashboards. Don Murray, Forbes.com, 8 May 2025 The popup will also put ThredUp’s user-friendly interface to the test. Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 8 May 2025 That's because, from 2009 until yesterday, the lack of simple user-friendly features like those redirect buttons was just the way these apps worked. Andrew Cunningham, ArsTechnica, 6 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for user-friendly

Word History

First Known Use

1972, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of user-friendly was in 1972

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“User-friendly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/user-friendly. Accessed 17 May. 2025.

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