Gothic Meaning

There are 8 meaning(s) for word Gothic

Meaning 1 : 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

    Synonyms : gothic architecture
Meaning 2 : as if belonging to the Middle Ages; old-fashioned and unenlightened

    Synonyms : mediaeval,  medieval
Meaning 3 : a heavy typeface in use from 15th to 18th centuries

    Synonyms : black letter
Meaning 4 : characterized by gloom and mystery and the grotesque

    Example : gothic novels like `Frankenstein'

Meaning 5 : 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

Meaning 6 : characteristic of the style of type commonly used for printing German

Meaning 7 : of or relating to the language of the ancient Goths

Meaning 8 : of or relating to the Goths


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