■ adjective
1》 relating to the ancient Goths or their language.
2》 of or in the style of architecture prevalent in western Europe in the 12th–16th centuries (and revived in the 18th and 19th centuries), characterized by pointed arches.
3》 (also pseudo-archaic ~k ) portentously gloomy or horrifying.
4》 (of lettering) derived from the angular style of handwriting with broad vertical downstrokes used in medieval western Europe.
5》 ( gothic ) relating to goths or their rock music.
■ noun
1》 the East Germanic language of the Goths.
2》 the ~ style of architecture.
3》 ~ type or lettering.
Derivatives
~ally adverb
~ism noun