Gothic Definition
gŏthĭk
adjective
Of the Goths or their language or culture.
Webster's New World
Germanic; Teutonic.
American Heritage
Designating, of, or related to a style of architecture developed in W Europe between the 12th and 16th cent. and characterized by the use of ribbed vaulting, flying buttresses, pointed arches, steep, high roofs, etc.
Webster's New World
Of or relating to the Middle Ages; medieval.
American Heritage
Medieval.
Webster's New World
noun
The East Germanic language of the Goths.
Webster's New World
Gothic style, esp. in architecture.
Webster's New World
A novel in a style emphasizing the grotesque, mysterious, and desolate.
American Heritage
A style of sans-serif type.
Webster's New World
A heavy, ornate style of type, now used especially in calligraphy.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
- Gothic architecture
- black-letter
Other Word Forms of Gothic
Noun
Singular:
Gothic
Plural:
gothicsOrigin of Gothic
The various usages of the adjective are introduced nearly simultaneously in the first half of the 17th century. The literal meaning "of the Goths" is found in the 1611 preface of the King James Bible, in reference to the Gothicke tongue. The generalized meaning of "Germanic, Teutonic" appears in the 1640s. Reference to the medieval period in Western Europe, and specifically the architecture of that period, also appears in the 1640s, as does reference to "Gothic characters" or "Gothic letters" in typography.
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Goth + -ic, English from the 17th century, ad Latin gothicus.
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