gothic

1. Alternative case form of Gothic

From Late Latin gothicus, from Ancient Greek Γοτθικός, from Ancient Greek Γότθοι + -ικός ("-ic"), proposed to derive from unattested Gothic *𐌲𐌿𐍄𐌰.

• (RP) IPA: /ˈɡɒθ.ɪk/
• (America) IPA: /ˈɡɑ.θɪk/

1. An extinct Germanic language, once spoken by the Goths.
2. Certain moths of the family Noctuidae.
3. A particular species of moth of the family Noctuidae, Naenia typica.

• French: gotique
• German: Gotisch
• Italian: gotico
• Portuguese: gótico
• Russian: го́тский
• Spanish: gótico

gothic

1. Of or relating to the Goths or their language. [from 1611]
2. (figuratively) Barbarous, rude, unpolished, belonging to the “Dark Ages”, medieval as opposed to classical.

   Synonyms: barbarous, medieval, rude, unpolished

   Antonyms: classical

   • 1782, Frances Burney, Cecilia, II.iii.6:

     “[W]hat he holds of all things to be most gothic, is gallantry to the women.”

3. (architecture) Of or relating to the architectural style favored in Western Europe in the 12th to 16th centuries, with high-pointed arches, clustered columns, etc. [from 1640s]

   Coordinate terms: Romanesque, Baroque

   Gothic arches

4. (literature) Of or relating to the style of fictional writing associated with Gothic fiction, emphasizing violent or macabre events in a mysterious, desolate setting. [from early 19th c.]

   Gothic tales

5. (typography, England) Synonym of black letter

   Gothic letters

6. (typography, USA) Of a sans serif typeface using straight, even-width lines, also known as grotesque.
7. Of or relating to the goth subculture, music or lifestyle. [from 1980s]

   Synonyms: goth

   Coordinate terms: punk, post-punk, industrial

   Gothic rock

   Gothic dress

• Gothish

• German: gotisch
• Portuguese: gótico, gótica, godo
• Russian: го́тский
• Spanish: gótico

• French: gothique
• German: gotisch
• Portuguese: gótico
• Russian: готи́ческий

• French: gothique
• Portuguese: gótico
• Russian: го́тский
• Spanish: gótico

• German: gotisch
• Russian: готи́ческий

• German: gotisch
• Russian: готи́ческий

• German: Gothic
• Portuguese: gótico

gothic (plural gothics)

1. A novel written in the Gothic style.
   • 1996, Nora Sayre, Sixties going on seventies, page 180:

     One hundred fifty Gothics sold over 1.5 million copies a month last spring.