doekachtig

Doekachtig is a Dutch adjective meaning cloth-like or fabric-like. It is formed from doek, meaning cloth, combined with the suffix -achtig, which yields a descriptor for something that resembles or has the characteristics of fabric. The term is primarily descriptive and is used in everyday writing rather than in narrow technical jargon. It can describe physical textures, appearances, or impressions that evoke the properties of fabric, such as softness, flexibility, or evident folds.

In usage, doekachtig can refer to surfaces or materials that look or feel like cloth. Examples include a painting described as having doekachtige brushwork that suggests draped folds, or a surface with doekachtige textuur that appears soft and pliable. It can also appear in metaphorical contexts, where a scene or pattern is said to have a fabric-like quality, as if it could be woven or laid out in folds.

The term appears in Dutch-language prose across fields such as design, fashion, interiors, and critique, where precise but non-technical description is valued. It is not tied to a single discipline and relies on context for its exact nuance. Related concepts include doek (cloth) and the productive suffix -achtig, which forms many similar adjectives such as bloemachtig (flower-like) or schaduwachtig (shadowy).