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English adjective: Gothic

1. Gothic characteristic of the style of type commonly used for printing German

2. Gothic of or relating to the language of the ancient Goths


SamplesThe Gothic Bible translation.

3. Gothic of or relating to the Goths


SamplesGothic migrations.

4. gothic as if belonging to the Middle Ages; old-fashioned and unenlightened


SamplesA medieval attitude toward dating.


Synonymsmediaeval, medieval


Similarnonmodern


Antonymsmodern

5. gothic characterized by gloom and mystery and the grotesque


SamplesGothic novels like `Frankenstein'.


Similarstrange, unusual


Domain categoryliterature


Antonymsfamiliar


English noun: Gothic

1. Gothic (communication) 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


Broader (hypernym)East Germanic, East Germanic language

2. Gothic (communication) a heavy typeface in use from 15th to 18th centuries


Synonymsblack letter


Broader (hypernym)case, face, font, fount, typeface

3. Gothic (cognition) 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


SynonymsGothic architecture


Broader (hypernym)architectural style, style of architecture, type of architecture


Narrower (hyponym)English-Gothic, English-Gothic architecture, perpendicular, perpendicular style









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