rustige

Rustige is a Dutch adjective meaning calm, quiet, or tranquil. It describes something with a serene, peaceful, or unhurried character, such as a person’s demeanor, a place, or an action.

The base adjective is rustig; the attributive form before a noun commonly appears as rustige. Examples include een rustige straat (a quiet street), een rustige zee (a calm sea), and een rustige dag (a peaceful day). The adverbial form is rustig, used to modify verbs, as in Hij praat rustig (He speaks calmly).

Comparative and superlative forms are rustiger and rustigst, respectively, to express greater or greatest degree of calm or quiet.

Etymology and related terms: Rustige derives from the noun rust, meaning rest or quiet, with the adjectival suffix -ige. Related Dutch terms include rust (rest, quietness) and rustigheid (calmness or serenity).

Usage notes: Rustige is used to characterize nouns and can appear in both everyday and formal contexts. It often appears in descriptions of environments, pacing, music, or behavior. In Dutch, adjectives like rustige agree in form with the noun they modify, and the same root appears in related terms such as rust en rustigheid.

See also: rust, rustig, rustigheid, calmness in Dutch literature and descriptions.