gothic

Definitions of gothic in various dictionaries:

noun - extinct East Germanic language of the ancient Goths

noun - a heavy typeface in use from 15th to 18th centuries

noun - a style of architecture developed in northern France that spread throughout Europe between the 12th and 16th centuries

adj - characteristic of the style of type commonly used for printing German

adj - of or relating to the language of the ancient Goths

adj - of or relating to the Goths

adj - as if belonging to the Middle Ages

adj - characterized by gloom and mystery and the grotesque

Of or relating to the Goths or their language.

Germanic; Teutonic.

Of or relating to the Middle Ages; medieval.

Of or relating to an architectural style prevalent in western Europe from the 12th through the 15th century and characterized by pointed arches, rib vaulting, and flying buttresses.

Of or relating to an architectural style derived from medieval Gothic.

Of or relating to painting, sculpture, or other art forms prevalent in northern Europe from the 12th through the 15th century.

Often gothic.

The extinct East Germanic language of the Goths.

Gothic art or architecture.

Often gothic.

A novel in a style emphasizing the grotesque, mysterious, and desolate.

noun - a style of printing