comfortabel

Comfortabel is a Dutch adjective meaning providing ease, comfort, or convenience. It is used to describe objects, spaces, and experiences that promote a sense of physical ease or psychological well‑being, such as a comfortable chair, a comfortable bed, or a comfortable temperature. The term often conveys both tangible ease and a sense of satisfaction.

Etymology: Comfortabel shares its root with the English word “comfort,” via the French confort from Latin confortare, meaning to strengthen or comfort. In Dutch, comfortabel is now a standard everyday term and appears frequently in marketing, design, and consumer language.

Usage: In predicative position you can say, for example, “Het is comfortabel” or “De stoel is comfortabel.” In attributive position before a noun, the common form is “een comfortabele stoel” and “de comfortabele kamer.” The word also appears in phrases like “extra comfort” or “meer comfort” in loaned or formal contexts.

Variations: The comparative form is typically comfortabeler or more commonly meer comfortabel. The superlative can be het meest comfortabel or de meest comfortabele, depending on construction and emphasis. Dutch speakers may choose either form based on flow and style, with preference for the more natural sounding variant in a given sentence.

See also: Comfort (noun), Dutch adjectives, Comfort in design and marketing.