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Gothic

(gɒθɪk)

1. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun]

Gothic architecture and religious art was produced in the Middle Ages. Its features include tall pillars, high curved ceilings, and pointed arches.

...a vast, lofty Gothic cathedral.

...Gothic stained glass windows.

The images were Gothic or Byzantine rather than classical.

2. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun]

In Gothic stories, strange, mysterious adventures happen in dark and lonely places such as graveyards and old castles.

This novel is not science fiction, nor is it Gothic horror.

3. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun]

Gothic is used to describe a style of printing or writing in which the letters are very decorative. German books and signs were often written in Gothic script.

Gothic in British English

(ˈɡɒθɪk)

adjective

denoting, relating to, or resembling the style of architecture that was used in W Europe from the 12th to the 16th centuries, characterized by the lancet arch, the ribbed vault, and the flying buttress

Gothic in American English

(ˈgɑθɪk)

adjective

of the Goths or their language or culture

designating, of, or related to a style of architecture developed in W Europe between the 12th and 16th cent. and characterized by the use of ribbed vaulting, flying buttresses, pointed arches,steep, high roofs, etc.

3. [sometimes g-]

medieval

not classical

barbarous; uncivilized

4. [sometimes g-]

of or having to do with a type of fiction orig. and esp. of the late 18th and early 19th cent. using remote (and, orig., medieval) settings and a sinister, eerie atmosphere to suggest horror and mystery

5. [also g-]

designating or of a type of romance (sense 3) set typically in the 18th or 19th cent. and relating the melodramatic adventuresof the heroine

noun

the East Germanic language of the Goths

it is known chiefly from the Bible translations of Bishop Ulfilas

Gothic style, esp. in architecture

8. Printing

a. US; [often g-]

a style of sans-serif type

a heavy, ornate style of type, now used especially in calligraphy

Derived forms

Gothically (ˈGothically)

adverb

Gothicness (ˈGothicness)

noun

Word origin

LL Gothicus: see Goth1

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Examples of 'Gothic' in a sentence
Gothic

She glanced at a photo on the mantelpiece of a man in a soutane standing in front of a gloomy Gothic pile.They were narrow, pointed, Gothic windows with leaded panes.

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Gothic

British English: Gothic ADJECTIVE

Gothic architecture and religious art was produced in the Middle Ages. Its features include tall pillars, high curved ceilings, and pointed arches.

...a vast, lofty Gothic cathedral.

American English: Gothic
Brazilian Portuguese: gótico
Chinese: 哥特式的 >建筑物或宗教艺术
European Spanish: góticoadj
French: gothique
German: gotisch
Italian: gotico
Japanese: ゴシック建築の
Korean: 고딕 양식의
European Portuguese: gótico
Latin American Spanish: gótico

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单词	gothic
释义	Trends of Gothic View usage for: Gothic (gɒθɪk) 1. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] Gothic architecture and religious art was produced in the Middle Ages. Its features include tall pillars, high curved ceilings, and pointed arches. ...a vast, lofty Gothic cathedral. ...Gothic stained glass windows. The images were Gothic or Byzantine rather than classical. 2. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] In Gothic stories, strange, mysterious adventures happen in dark and lonely places such as graveyards and old castles. This novel is not science fiction, nor is it Gothic horror. 3. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] Gothic is used to describe a style of printing or writing in which the letters are very decorative. German books and signs were often written in Gothic script. Gothic in British English (ˈɡɒθɪk) adjective 1. denoting, relating to, or resembling the style of architecture that was used in W Europe from the 12th to the 16th centuries, characterized by the lancet arch, the ribbed vault, and the flying buttress See also Gothic Revival 2. of or relating to the style of sculpture, painting, or other arts as practised in W Europe from the 12th to the 16th centuries 3. (sometimes not capital) of or relating to a literary style characterized by gloom, the grotesque, and the supernatural, popular esp in the late 18th century When used of modern literature, films, etc, sometimes spelt: Gothick 4. of, relating to, or characteristic of the Goths or their language 5. (sometimes not capital) primitive and barbarous in style, behaviour, etc 6. of or relating to the Middle Ages 7. another word for Goth (sense 4) noun 8. Gothic architecture or art 9. the extinct language of the ancient Goths, known mainly from fragments of a translation of the Bible made in the 4th century by Bishop Wulfila See also East Germanic 10. Also called (esp Brit): black letter the family of heavy script typefaces 11. another word for Goth (sense 3) Derived forms Gothically (ˈGothically) adverb Gothic in American English (ˈgɑθɪk) adjective 1. of the Goths or their language or culture 2. designating, of, or related to a style of architecture developed in W Europe between the 12th and 16th cent. and characterized by the use of ribbed vaulting, flying buttresses, pointed arches,steep, high roofs, etc. 3. [sometimes g-] a. medieval b. not classical c. barbarous; uncivilized 4. [sometimes g-] of or having to do with a type of fiction orig. and esp. of the late 18th and early 19th cent. using remote (and, orig., medieval) settings and a sinister, eerie atmosphere to suggest horror and mystery 5. [also g-] designating or of a type of romance (sense 3) set typically in the 18th or 19th cent. and relating the melodramatic adventuresof the heroine noun 6. the East Germanic language of the Goths it is known chiefly from the Bible translations of Bishop Ulfilas 7. Gothic style, esp. in architecture 8. Printing a. US; [often g-] a style of sans-serif type b. a heavy, ornate style of type, now used especially in calligraphy Derived forms Gothically (ˈGothically) adverb Gothicness (ˈGothicness) noun Word origin LL Gothicus: see Goth1 Image of Gothic © Filip Fuxa, Shutterstock Examples of 'Gothic' in a sentence Gothic She glanced at a photo on the mantelpiece of a man in a soutane standing in front of a gloomy Gothic pile. Ruell, Patrick THE ONLY GAME They were narrow, pointed, Gothic windows with leaded panes. Ferrars, Elizabeth UNREASONABLE DOUBT Word lists with Gothic architectural styles, Art styles and movements, Furniture styles, Ancient Languages, Classical music genres In other languages Gothic British English: Gothic ADJECTIVE Gothic architecture and religious art was produced in the Middle Ages. Its features include tall pillars, high curved ceilings, and pointed arches. ...a vast, lofty Gothic cathedral. American English: Gothic Brazilian Portuguese: gótico Chinese: 哥特式的 >建筑物或宗教艺术 European Spanish: góticoadj French: gothique German: gotisch Italian: gotico Japanese: ゴシック建築の Korean: 고딕 양식의 European Portuguese: gótico Latin American Spanish: gótico Definition of 'Gothic' All related terms of 'Gothic' Gothic arch a pointed arch Gothic script denoting, relating to, or resembling the style of architecture that was used in W Europe from the 12th to the 16th centuries, characterized by the lancet arch , the ribbed vault , and the flying buttress Moeso-Gothic of the Moeso-Goths, their extinct East Germanic language, or their culture Gothic Revival a Gothic style of architecture popular between the late 18th and late 19th centuries, exemplified by the Houses of Parliament in London (1840) Southern Gothic a literary genre depicting life in the southern US and featuring grotesque themes and imagery International Gothic a style in art during the late 14th and early 15th centuries characterized by elegant stylization of illuminated manuscripts , mosaics , stained glass, etc, and by increased interest in secular themes . Major contributors were Simone Martini , Giotto , and Pisanello perpendicular Gothic the style of Gothic architecture in England during the 14th and 15th centuries, characterized by tracery having vertical lines, a four-centred arch , and fan vaulting acute arch a narrow acutely pointed arch having two centres of equal radii lancet arch a narrow acutely pointed arch having two centres of equal radii pointed arch a narrow acutely pointed arch having two centres of equal radii
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