user-friendliness
Accessible design quality
User-friendliness is the quality of being easy to learn and use.
The term emerged with personal computing but applies to any designed object or system: The app's user-friendliness made it popular with older adults.
Software, websites, appliances, and instructions can all be praised or criticized for their user-friendliness.
The concept prioritizes the inexperienced user over technical sophistication.
Receiving others warmly
- warmModerately heated, or friendly
- invitingAttractively appealing
- approachableEasy to engage with
- helpfulGiving useful aid
supportive · reassuring · encouraging · forgiving · patient · pleasant · courteous · gracious
Known without reasoning
- seamlessWithout visible joins
- naturalNot artificially produced
- straightforwardClear and uncomplicated
- self-explanatoryClear from its own terms
logical · learnable · clear · coherent · understandable · effortless · uncomplicated · discoverable
Physically at ease
- adjustableAble to be changed
- human-centeredPrioritizing people's needs first
- gripSecure manual hold
- postureBody position, alignment
support · workstation · keyboard · mouse · chair · monitor · touchscreen · responsive
Favoring extreme simplicity
- streamlinedMade smooth and efficient
- no-frillsWithout extras or embellishments
- cleanFree of soil
- unclutteredFree from disorder
basic · manageable · convenient · practical · functional · plain · approachable · lightweight
Covering all members
- assistiveProviding help or aid
- voiceoverOff-screen recorded speech
- captioningAdding text to media
- subtitlesOn-screen dialogue text
accommodating · adaptive · readable · legible
welcoming
Receiving others warmly
- warmModerately heated, or friendly
- invitingAttractively appealing
- approachableEasy to engage with
helpful · supportive · reassuring · encouraging · forgiving · patient · pleasant · courteous · gracious · accommodating
intuitive
Known without reasoning
- seamlessWithout visible joins
- naturalNot artificially produced
- straightforwardClear and uncomplicated
self-explanatory · logical · learnable · clear · coherent · understandable · effortless · uncomplicated · discoverable · predictable
comfortable
Physically at ease
- adjustableAble to be changed
- human-centeredPrioritizing people's needs first
- gripSecure manual hold
posture · support · workstation · keyboard · mouse · chair · monitor · touchscreen · responsive · handheld
minimalistic
Favoring extreme simplicity
- streamlinedMade smooth and efficient
- no-frillsWithout extras or embellishments
- cleanFree of soil
uncluttered · basic · manageable · convenient · practical · functional · plain · approachable · lightweight · decluttered
inclusive
Covering all members
- assistiveProviding help or aid
- voiceoverOff-screen recorded speech
- captioningAdding text to media
subtitles · accommodating · adaptive · readable · legible
user-friendlinessunfriendliness
Unwelcoming disposition toward others
inaccessibility · difficulty · complexity · unusability · impenetrability
user-friendlinessgatekeeping
Controlling access to something
elitism · steep learning curve · overcomplexity · over-engineering · technicality
friend, friendly, friendship, unfriendly, friendliness, users, user-friendly, friendliest, friendlier