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user-friendly

[ yoo-zer-frend-lee ]
/ ˈyu zərˈfrɛnd li /
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adjective

easy to use, operate, understand, etc.: the most user-friendly personal computer now on the market.

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RELATED WORDS

convenient, handy, foolproof, accessible, adaptable, feasible, manageable, practical, simple, straightforward, uncomplicated, useful, wieldy

Nearby words

user experience, user group, user interface, user's fee, user-defined key, user-friendly, username, uses, usha, ushabti, ushant

Origin of user-friendly

First recorded in 1980–85

Related forms

us·er-friend·li·ness, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for user-friendly

user-friendly

adjective

easy to use or understanda user-friendly dictionary
(of a computer system) easily operated and understood by means of a straightforward guide in jargon-free language

Derived Forms

user-friendliness, noun
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