friendliness
gb/fɹˈɛndlinəs/ us/fɹˈɛndlinəs/
B1
English
~ 10000
barátságosság, felhasználóbarát jelleg, felhasználóbarátság
NOUN
B1
1
Usage pattern:
[someone]'s friendliness toward/to [someone]
Her friendliness made the new employees feel welcome on their first day.
Barátságossága miatt az új alkalmazottak már az első napjukon úgy érezték, hogy szívesen látják őket.
I was surprised by the friendliness of the local people in such a big city.
Meglepett a helyiek barátságossága egy ekkora nagyvárosban.
The teacher's friendliness helps nervous students relax in class.
Despite his position, he treats everyone with the same quiet friendliness.
They were touched by the friendliness they received from complete strangers.
Learner examples
Her friendliness makes it easy to talk to her.
A barátságossága miatt könnyű beszélgetni vele.
The staff showed great friendliness to the guests.
A személyzet nagyon barátságos volt a vendégekkel.
We were happy about the friendliness of our neighbors.
His smile showed real friendliness.
I will remember the friendliness of the people in that town.
Common mistake:
Learners sometimes confuse 'friendliness' with 'friendship'. 'Friendliness' is a quality of behavior (e.g., 'I like her friendliness'), while 'friendship' is the relationship between people (e.g., 'We have a strong friendship'). Another common mistake is saying *'He has a friendliness with me'* instead of 'He shows friendliness toward me' or 'He is friendly to me'.
Meaning
warm and kind attitude to people
Collocations
warm friendliness
|genuine friendliness
|show friendliness
|a smile of friendliness
|friendliness to strangers
|warmth and friendliness
Synonyms
warmth (Emphasizes emotional closeness and care, slightly more emotional than 'friendliness'.)
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amiability (More formal; suggests an easy, pleasant manner similar to 'friendliness'.)
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kindness (Focuses on doing good or helpful things, not always on being open and sociable.)
Antonyms
hostility (Suggests active unfriendliness or anger instead of a warm, kind attitude.)
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coldness (Lack of warmth or openness in social behavior, the opposite of friendly behavior.)
Themes
emotions
|social
|daily life
|relationships
|core_vocabulary
Definition
The quality of being warm, kind, and easy to talk to.
The quality of being pleasant, kind, and open toward other people, making social contact easy and positive.
NOUN
B2
2
Usage pattern:
[something]'s friendliness to/toward [users/thing]
The new app’s user-friendliness was the main reason for its success.
Az új alkalmazás sikerének fő oka a felhasználóbarát jellege volt.
They improved the website’s friendliness to first-time visitors by simplifying the menus.
Egyszerűsítették a menüket, így a weboldal felhasználóbarátabb lett az első látogatók számára.
Environmental friendliness is now a key selling point for many car brands.
The report questions the policy’s friendliness toward small businesses.
We need to increase the customer friendliness of our return process.
Learner examples
User-friendliness is very important for a phone app.
Egy telefonos alkalmazásnál nagyon fontos, hogy felhasználóbarát legyen.
The company cares about the environmental friendliness of its products.
A cég odafigyel arra, hogy termékei környezetbarátak legyenek.
We want to improve the friendliness of the system to new users.
The software’s friendliness to beginners makes it popular.
They tested the website for user-friendliness before launch.
Common mistake:
Learners sometimes say *'friendliness of users'* when they mean 'user-friendliness', which actually means how friendly the system is to users, not how friendly the users are. Another mistake is using 'friendliness' alone when a compound is needed, for example saying *'the friendliness of this car'* instead of 'the environmental friendliness of this car' or 'this car’s eco-friendliness'.
Meaning
ease or safety for users/things
Collocations
user-friendliness
|environmental friendliness
|customer friendliness
|friendliness to the environment
|software friendliness
|interface friendliness
Synonyms
usability (Technical term mainly used for how easy software or products are to use; does not cover environmental aspects.)
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eco-friendliness (Focuses only on low harm to the environment, not on ease of use for people.)
Antonyms
harmfulness (Opposite in the environmental sense; describes causing damage rather than being safe or gentle.)
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complexity (Opposite in the usability sense; something complex is harder and less friendly to users.)
Themes
technology
|business
|environment
|core_vocabulary
Definition
How easy or safe something is for a special group or thing, for example for users or for the environment.
The quality of a product, system, policy, or action being easy to use, helpful, or not harmful for a particular group or thing, such as users, customers, or the environment.
Grammar
Dictionary form
friendliness
IPA
GB/fɹˈɛndlinəs/
US/fɹˈɛndlinəs/
Syllables & stress
friend - li - ness (3 syllables)
Stress on 1st syllable (friend)
Word forms
Noun
- Base: friendliness
- Plural: friendliness
Word family
Core family
Related words
befriend
verb
Negative and opposite forms
unfriendly
adjective B1
friendless
adjective
Advanced or less common
unfriend
verb
Expressions
environmental friendliness
1/ɪnvˌaɪɹənmˈɛntəl fɹˈɛndlinəs/
fixed phrase
low harm to the environment
How little something hurts nature, for example the air, water, plants, and animals.
Examples
- Consumers are paying more attention to the environmental friendliness of the products they buy.
- The company advertises the environmental friendliness of its new packaging.
- Governments often give tax breaks to cars with high environmental friendliness.
user-friendliness
1/jˈuzɚ fɹˈɛndlinəs/
fixed phrase
ease of use for users
How easy a product, website, or machine is for people to use and understand.
Examples
- The user-friendliness of the new banking app has attracted many older customers.
- We chose this software for its user-friendliness rather than for its advanced features.
- Improving user-friendliness should be our top design goal.
warmth and friendliness
1/wˈɔɹmθ ˈænd fɹˈɛndlinəs/
fixed phrase
combined warm and friendly manner
A way of acting that is both warm and very friendly to other people.
Examples
- We were greeted with great warmth and friendliness when we arrived.
- Her warmth and friendliness make new students feel at home right away.