gothic

Meanings

Noun

• 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
• a heavy typeface in use from 15th to 18th centuries
• 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

Adjective

• characteristic of the style of type commonly used for printing German
• of or relating to the language of the ancient Goths
  • "the Gothic Bible translation"
• of or relating to the Goths
  • "Gothic migrations"

Adjective Satellite

• as if belonging to the Middle Ages; old-fashioned and unenlightened
• characterized by gloom and mystery and the grotesque
  • "gothic novels like `Frankenstein'"

Synonyms

black letter, Gothic architecture, mediaeval, medieval