What is "gothic" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does gothic mean in English? Meaning of gothic definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "gothic" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "gothic": 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

Noun

  • Meaning: 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
  • Synonyms: gothic
  • Hypernyms: east germanic east germanic language
  • Meaning of "gothic": characteristic of the style of type commonly used for printing German

    Adjective

  • Meaning: characteristic of the style of type commonly used for printing German
  • Synonyms: gothic
  • Meaning of "gothic": a heavy typeface in use from 15th to 18th centuries

    Noun

  • Meaning: a heavy typeface in use from 15th to 18th centuries
  • Synonyms: black letter gothic
  • Hypernyms: case face font fount typeface
  • Meaning of "gothic": of or relating to the language of the ancient Goths

    Adjective

  • Meaning: of or relating to the language of the ancient Goths
  • Example: the Gothic Bible translation
  • Synonyms: gothic
  • Meaning of "gothic": 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

    Noun

  • Meaning: 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
  • Synonyms: gothic gothic architecture
  • Hyponyms: english-gothic english-gothic architecture perpendicular perpendicular style
  • Hypernyms: architectural style style of architecture type of architecture
  • Meaning of "gothic": of or relating to the Goths

    Adjective

  • Meaning: of or relating to the Goths
  • Example: Gothic migrations
  • Synonyms: gothic
  • Meaning of "gothic": as if belonging to the Middle Ages; old-fashioned and unenlightened

    Adjective

  • Meaning: as if belonging to the Middle Ages; old-fashioned and unenlightened
  • Example: a medieval attitude toward dating
  • Synonyms: gothic mediaeval medieval
  • Similar: nonmodern
  • Meaning of "gothic": characterized by gloom and mystery and the grotesque

    Adjective

  • Meaning: characterized by gloom and mystery and the grotesque
  • Example: gothic novels like `Frankenstein'
  • Synonyms: gothic
  • Similar: strange unusual
  • Adjective: Alternative letter-case form of Gothic 2013 April 9, Andrei Lankov, “Stay Cool. Call North Korea’s Bluff.”, New York Times: By now South Koreans understand Pyongyang’s logic and know North Korea is highly unlikely to make good on its gothic threats.2013 April 9, Andrei Lankov, “Stay Cool. Call North Korea’s Bluff.”, New York Times: By now South Koreans understand Pyongyang’s logic and know North Korea is highly unlikely to make good on its gothic threats.
  • Synonyms:

    grotesque, eerie, barbaric, barbarous, mysterious,

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