gothic

Adjective
  1. Characteristic of the style of type commonly used for printing German (synset 303081225)
  2. Of or relating to the language of the ancient Goths (synset 303081071)
    "the Gothic Bible translation"
  3. Of or relating to the Goths (synset 303080970)
    "Gothic migrations"
  4. As if belonging to the Middle Ages;
    Old-fashioned and unenlightened (synset 301541543)
    "a medieval attitude toward dating"
    similar to: nonmodern - not modern; of or characteristic of an earlier time
    same as: mediaeval, medieval
  5. Characterized by gloom and mystery and the grotesque (synset 300972292)
    "gothic novels like `Frankenstein'"
    referred to in: literature - creative writing of recognized artistic value
    similar to: strange, unusual - being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
Noun
  1. 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 (synset 106968446)
    is a type of: east germanic, east germanic language - an extinct branch of the Germanic languages
  2. A heavy typeface in use from 15th to 18th centuries (synset 106839639)
    is a type of: case, face, font, fount, typeface - a specific size and style of type within a type family
    same as: black letter
  3. 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 (synset 105850914)
    is a type of: architectural style, style of architecture, type of architecture - architecture as a kind of art form
    subtypes: english-gothic, english-gothic architecture, perpendicular, perpendicular style - a Gothic style in 14th and 15th century England; characterized by vertical lines and a four-centered (Tudor) arch and fan vaulting
    same as: gothic architecture

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