gothic English

Meaning gothic meaning

What does gothic mean?

gothic

— adjective characterized by gloom and mystery and the grotesque gothic novels like 'Frankenstein'

— adjective (= medieval, mediaeval) as if belonging to the Middle Ages; old-fashioned and unenlightened a medieval attitude toward dating

Gothic

— adjective of or relating to the Goths Gothic migrations

— adjective of or relating to the language of the ancient Goths the Gothic Bible translation

— adjective characteristic of the style of type commonly used for printing German

— 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

— 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; characterized by slender vertical piers and counterbalancing buttresses and by vaulting and pointed arches

Synonyms gothic synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as gothic?

Gothic English » English

black letter

Gothic architecture

gothic

boldface

uncouth

teutonic

germanic

full-face type

bold figure

bold face letter

black faced type

barbarous

Gothic type face

Goth

gothic English » English

medieval

mediaeval

Gothic

sans-serif

Gothic moth

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How do I use gothic in a sentence?

Simple sentences

It is a typical Gothic church.

The church is built in Gothic style.

Movie subtitles

Lost poets, exhumations - it's all getting quite gothic up there.

The architecture has a little feeling of Missouri Gothic and the furniture sort of leans toward Oklahoma Renaissance with a tiny touch of Grand Rapids.

Oh, it's fully insured. and I love building new things. I want to build it in a classic gothic design.

Don't you love gothic?

Yet they made them look like Greek temples Gothic cathedrals and mongrels of every ancient style they could borrow just because others had done it.

You're the true primitive, primitive like a gothic spire.

Want a lift to Sainte Chapelle, that jewel of Gothic art?

A jewel of Gothic art.

And here is Sainte Chapelle, a jewel of Gothic art.

He pines for the Gothic cottages of Surrey, is it not?

I do realize the idea might sound a bit superficial, gothic if you want.

You know, this house was built in 1904, and it's considered Neo-Gothic.

In Gothic!

The architecture has a little feeling of Missouri Gothic, and the furniture sort of leans toward Oklahoma Renaissance, with a tiny touch of Grand Rapids.

It's pure Gothic.

I want to build it in a classic gothic design.

Don't you love gothic? Huh?

You are the true primitive, as primitive as a Gothic spire.

That would be as tasteful as building a house bar into a gothic cupboard.

I do realize the idea might sound a bit superficial, gothic if you want. No, no, that's not it.

Hello? Neo-Gothic furniture for five rooms.

It was the Gothic style with pointed arches and soaring lines.

The nave was also completely transformed in the Gothic style.

The large, red mediaeval bricks were used more and more, particularly for all the Gothic additions.

It goes back to Gothic times, to the end of the Middle Ages.

The porch is a little older, but it is still Gothic.

Gothic characters are difficult.

One of the old Gothic vaults has been restored.

He longs for the greenness of his native land. He pines for the Gothic cottages of Surrey, is it not?

Do you do gothic arches, Pellot?

Not even Victorian Gothic.

People buy anything. Gothic, modern,.African, Turkish, rococo. anything at all.

I felt at home in the Gothic chamber. because it was exactly as I had remembered it in the photos.

News and current affairs

PRAGUE - A dominant feature of Prague is the Gothic tower of the Cathedral of St. Vitus, St. Wenceslas and St. Adalbert.