gothic

noun

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

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

extinct East Germanic language of the ancient Goths

adjective

characterized by gloom and mystery and the grotesque

as if belonging to the Middle Ages

of or relating to the Goths

of or relating to the language of the ancient Goths

characteristic of the style of type commonly used for printing German

Roots

gothigoth- · Latin · the Goths, Germanic people ikos-ic · Greek · pertaining to

Synonyms for gothic

medievaladj baroqueadj rococoadj

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