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Meaning of
gothic
in English
Pronunciation
/ˈɡɑθɪk/
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Classifying Adjective
gothic
Definitions
1.
as if belonging to the Middle Ages
Examples
« old-fashioned and unenlightened »
« a medieval attitude toward dating »
Synonyms
nonmodern
2.
characterized by gloom and mystery and the grotesque
Examples
« gothic novels like 'Frankenstein' »
Synonyms
strange
unusual
Noun
Gothic
Definitions
1.
extinct East Germanic language of the ancient Goths
Examples
« the only surviving record being fragments of a 4th-century translation of the Bible by Bishop Ulfilas »
2.
a heavy typeface in use from 15th to 18th centuries
3.
a style of architecture developed in northern France that spread throughout Europe between the 12th and 16th centuries
Examples
« characterized by slender vertical piers and counterbalancing buttresses and by vaulting and pointed arches »
Qualitative Adjective
Gothic
Etymology
from French gothique or late Latin gothicus, from Gothi (see Goth). It was used in the 17th and 18th centuries to mean ‘not classical’ (i.e. not Greek or Roman), and hence to refer to medieval architecture which did not follow classical models (Gothic (sense 2 of the adjective)) and a typeface based on medieval handwriting (Gothic (sense 4 of the adjective))
Definitions
1.
characteristic of the style of type commonly used for printing German
2.
of or relating to the language of the ancient Goths
Examples
« the Gothic Bible translation »
3.
of or relating to the Goths
Examples
« Gothic migrations »
