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gothic

gothic definition

gothic


 
  Grep  of  noun  gothic 
  english-gothic 
  english-gothic  architecture 
  gothic 
  gothic  arch 
  gothic  architecture 
  gothic  romance 
  gothic  romancer 
 
  Overview  of  noun  gothic 
 
  The  noun  gothic  has  3  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  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) 
  2.  Gothic,  black  letter  --  (a  heavy  typeface  in  use  from  15th  to  18th  centuries) 
  3.  Gothic,  Gothic  architecture  --  (a  style  of  architecture  developed  in  N  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) 
 
  Overview  of  adj  gothic 
 
  The  adj  gothic  has  5  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  Gothic  --  (characteristic  of  the  style  of  type  commonly  used  for  printing  German) 
  2.  Gothic  --  (of  or  relating  to  the  language  of  the  ancient  Goths;  "the  Gothic  Bible  translation") 
  3.  Gothic  --  (of  or  relating  to  the  Goths;  "Gothic  migrations") 
  4.  medieval,  mediaeval,  gothic  --  (as  if  belonging  to  the  Middle  Ages;  old-fashioned  and  unenlightened;  "a  medieval  attitude  toward  dating") 
  5.  gothic  --  ((literature)  characterized  by  gloom  and  mystery  and  the  grotesque;  "gothic  novels  like  `Frankenstein'") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  gothic 
 
  2  of  5  senses  of  gothic 
 
  Sense  4 
  medieval,  mediaeval,  gothic 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  nonmodern)  ->  modern 
 
  Sense  5 
  gothic 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  strange)  ->  familiar 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  gothic 
 
  5  senses  of  gothic 
 
  Sense  1 
  Gothic 
  Pertains  to  noun  Gothic  (Sense  2) 
  =>Gothic,  black  letter 
  =>  font,  fount,  typeface,  face 
 
  Sense  2 
  Gothic 
  Pertains  to  noun  Gothic  (Sense  1) 
  =>Gothic 
  =>  East  Germanic,  East  Germanic  language 
 
  Sense  3 
  Gothic 
  Pertains  to  noun  Goth  (Sense  2) 
  =>Goth 
  =>  Teuton 
 
  Sense  4 
  medieval,  mediaeval,  gothic 
  =>  nonmodern  (vs.  modern) 
 
  Sense  5 
  gothic 
  =>  strange  (vs.  familiar),  unusual 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  gothic 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  gothic 
 
  gothic  used  as  an  adjective  is  common  (polysemy  count  =  5) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  gothic 
  gothic 
 
  Overview  of  noun  gothic 
 
  The  noun  gothic  has  3  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  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) 
  2.  Gothic,  black  letter  --  (a  heavy  typeface  in  use  from  15th  to  18th  centuries) 
  3.  Gothic,  Gothic  architecture  --  (a  style  of  architecture  developed  in  N  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) 
 
  Overview  of  adj  gothic 
 
  The  adj  gothic  has  5  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  Gothic  --  (characteristic  of  the  style  of  type  commonly  used  for  printing  German) 
  2.  Gothic  --  (of  or  relating  to  the  language  of  the  ancient  Goths;  "the  Gothic  Bible  translation") 
  3.  Gothic  --  (of  or  relating  to  the  Goths;  "Gothic  migrations") 
  4.  medieval,  mediaeval,  gothic  --  (as  if  belonging  to  the  Middle  Ages;  old-fashioned  and  unenlightened;  "a  medieval  attitude  toward  dating") 
  5.  gothic  --  ((literature)  characterized  by  gloom  and  mystery  and  the  grotesque;  "gothic  novels  like  `Frankenstein'") 



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