user-friendly

adjective

us·​er-friend·​ly ˌyü-zər-ˈfren(d)-lē 

: 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

Recent Examples on the Web

While both are fare payment apps, Transit Connect is the newer, more user-friendly version that RT hopes to eventually convert into a one-stop-shop for tracking trains and buses and accessing tickets for not just RT but other capital region transit providers. —Madison Smalstig, Sacbee.com, 24 Apr. 2026

Developed to provide a user-friendly way for neighbors to better help one another, the groups also keep usable items out of landfills. —Janice Phelan, Kansas City Star, 23 Apr. 2026

Thanks to their simple, user-friendly design, there are even some home problems and projects where your iron should be your first line of defense before turning to a more intensive solution. —Ashley Chalmers, The Spruce, 23 Apr. 2026

For those who prefer to pedal, Yokohama has a user-friendly community e-bike program, Yokohama Bay Bikes. —Kim Kay, Travel + Leisure, 9 Apr. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1972, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for user-friendly

• friendly
• unfriendly