noun phrase · neutral

user-friendly interface

UK/ˌjuːzəˈfrendli ˈɪntəfeɪs/US/ˌjuːzərˈfrendli ˈɪntərfeɪs/US·er·FRIEND·ly IN·ter·face

Band 6-7speakingtask1

An interface on a website or app that is easy to use and understand.

Examples

The new learning platform has a user-friendly interface, so students can find materials quickly.

Parents praised the app's user-friendly interface after their children learned to use it with no help.

A user-friendly interface reduces the time needed for training new staff.

Band 8 sentence

A user-friendly interface can dramatically reduce the time it takes new users to become proficient with an application.

Collocations

  • have a user-friendly interface
  • design a user-friendly interface
  • a simple, user-friendly interface

Word family

user nounuser-friendly adjectiveinterface noun

Common mistakes

friendly user interfaceuser-friendly interface

make interface user-friendlymake the interface user-friendly

Say it for a higher band

5easy to use6simple interface7+user-friendly interface

Synonyms

intuitive interface

easy-to-use interface

Easily confused

intuitive interface

The new app has an intuitive interface that requires almost no instructions.

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