Definition of gothic Gothic

/gɑˈθɪk/ - [gathik] - Goth•ic

We found 25 definitions of gothic from 5 different sources.

What does gothic mean?

Noun
gothic - a style of architecture developed in northern France that spread throughout Europe between the 12th and 16th centuries; characterized by slender vertical piers and counterbalancing buttresses and by vaulting and pointed arches
		Gothic architecture
		architectural style, style of architecture, type of architecture architecture as a kind of art form
gothic - a heavy typeface in use from 15th to 18th centuries
		black letter
		typeface, font, fount, face, case a specific size and style of type within a type family
gothic - extinct East Germanic language of the ancient Goths; the only surviving record being fragments of a 4th-century translation of the Bible by Bishop Ulfilas
		east germanic, east germanic language an extinct branch of the Germanic languages
Adjective gothic, gothiccer, gothiccest
gothic - characterized by gloom and mystery and the grotesque; "gothic novels like `Frankenstein'"
		strange, unusual not known before; "used many strange words"; "saw many strange faces in the crowd"; "don't let anyone unknown into the house"
gothic - of or relating to the language of the ancient Goths; "the Gothic Bible translation"
gothic - characteristic of the style of type commonly used for printing German
gothic - of or relating to the Goths; "Gothic migrations"
gothic - as if belonging to the Middle Ages; old-fashioned and unenlightened; "a medieval attitude toward dating"
		medieval, mediaeval

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gothic (Noun)
A novel written in the Gothic style.
gothic (Adjective)
Of or relating to the Goths.
gothic (Adjective)
Barbarous, rude, unpolished, belonging to the "Dark Ages ", medieval as opposed to classical.
gothic (Adjective)
Of or relating to the architectural style favored in western Europe in the 12th to 16th centuries.
gothic (Adjective)
Of or relating to the style of fictional writing associated with the Gothic revival , emphasizing violent or macabre events in a mysterious, desolate setting.
gothic (Adjective)
In England, of the name of type formerly used to print German, also known as black letter .
gothic (Adjective)
In the USA, of a sans serif typeface using straight, even-width lines, also called grotesque.
gothic (Adjective)
Of or relating to the goth subculture or lifestyle.

gothic (a.)
Pertaining to the Goths; as, Gothic customs; also, rude; barbarous.
gothic (a.)
Of or pertaining to a style of architecture with pointed arches, steep roofs, windows large in proportion to the wall spaces, and, generally, great height in proportion to the other dimensions -- prevalent in Western Europe from about 1200 to 1475 a. d. See Illust. of Abacus, and Capital.
gothic (n.)
The language of the Goths; especially, the language of that part of the Visigoths who settled in Moesia in the 4th century. See Goth.
gothic (n.)
A kind of square-cut type, with no hair lines.
gothic (n.)
The style described in Gothic, a., 2.

gothic
A style of architecture developed in northern France that spread throughout Europe between the 12th and 16th centuries.
gothic
An extinct language, once spoken by the Goths in what is now Ukraine and Bulgaria.
gothic
Of or related to the architectural style favored in western Europe in the 12th to 16th centuries.