Goth·ic
Goth·ic/ˈɡäTHik/
adjective
- relating to the Goths or their extinct East Germanic language, which provides the earliest manuscript evidence of any Germanic language (4th–6th centuries AD).
- of or in the style of architecture prevalent in western Europe in the 12th–16th centuries, characterized by pointed arches, rib vaults, and flying buttresses, together with large windows and elaborate tracery.
- belonging to or redolent of the Dark Ages; portentously gloomy or horrifying."19th-century Gothic horror"
- (of lettering) of or derived from the angular style of handwriting with broad vertical downstrokes used in western Europe from the 13th century, including Fraktur and black-letter typefaces.
- relating to goths or their rock music.
noun
- the language of the Goths.
- the Gothic style of architecture.
- Gothic type.
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The meaning of GOTHIC is of, relating to, or resembling the Goths, their civilization, or their language. How to use Gothic in a sentence.
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Gothic fiction
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The adjective gothic describes something that is characterized by mystery, horror, and gloom — especially in literature.
The earliest known use of the word Gothic is in the early 1600s. OED's earliest evidence for Gothic is from 1611, in the writing of M.