gothic [ˈgɒθ ɪk]
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1. (adj.) gothic
usu. cap. )2. gothic
Europe from the mid-12th to the 16th century, characterized by pointed arches, ribbed vaulting, flying buttresses, rich ornamentation, and a progressive lightening of structure .3. gothic
style of architecture imitating Gothic forms and motifs.4. gothic
cap. ) of or pertaining to the Goths or their language .5. gothic
usu. cap. ) of or pertaining to the Middle Ages; medieval.6. gothic
sometimes cap. ) barbarous or crude .7. gothic
often cap. ) of or pertaining to a style of literature characterized by a gloomy setting, mysterious, sinister, or violent events, and, in contemporary fiction, an imperiled heroine .8. (n.) gothic
usu. cap. ) the arts, crafts, or architecture of the Gothic period .9. gothic
cap. ) the extinct East Germanic language of the Goths, preserved esp . in Ulfilas' 4th-century translation of the Bible .10. gothic
often cap. ) a novel, play, film, etc., in the gothic style .11. gothic
often cap. )12. gothic
printing type without serifs or hairlines.Etymology: (1605–15; < LL)
Definition of 'gothic' Princeton's WordNet
1. (noun) Gothic
East Germanic language of the ancient Goths; the only surviving record being fragments of a 4th-century translation of the Bible by Bishop Ulfilas 2. (noun) Gothic, black letter
heavy typeface in use from 15th to 18th centuries3. (adj) Gothic, Gothic architecture
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 arches4. (adj) Gothic
characteristic of the style of type commonly used for printing German 5. (adj) Gothic
language of the ancient Goths"the Gothic Bible translation" 6. (adj) Gothic
"Gothic migrations" 7. (adj) medieval, mediaeval, gothic
belonging to the Middle Ages; old-fashioned and unenlightened"a medieval attitude toward dating" 8. (adj) gothic
gloom and mystery and the grotesque "gothic novels like `Frankenstein'"
Definition of 'gothic' Webster Dictionary
1. (adj) gothic
Gothic customs; also, rude; barbarous2. (adj) gothic
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 3. (noun) gothic
language of the Goths; especially, the language of that part of the Visigoths who settled in Moesia in the 4th century . See Goth 4. (noun) gothic
kind of square-cut type, with no hair lines5. (noun) gothic
style described in Gothic, a., 2
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