gothic

An extinct Germanic language, once spoken by the Goths.

Certain moths of the family Noctuidae.

A particular species of moth of the family Noctuidae, Naenia typica.

Of or relating to the Goths or their language.

Barbarous, rude, unpolished, belonging to the “Dark Ages”, medieval as opposed to classical.

“[W]hat he holds of all things to be most gothic, is gallantry to the women.”

Enormities which gleam like comets through the darkness of gothic and superstitious ages.

Of or relating to the architectural style favored in Western Europe in the 12th to 16th centuries, with high-pointed arches, clustered columns, etc.

Gothic arches

Or does the L.C.C. [London County Council] dislike nineteenth century Gothic?

Of or relating to the style of fictional writing associated with Gothic fiction, emphasizing violent or macabre events in a mysterious, desolate setting.

Gothic tales

Shelley's two early novels Zastrozzi and St. Irvyne are, as many scholars have noted, obviously connected to the tradition of the Gothic novel; as well, two volumes of early poetry contain Gothic elements and his tragedy The Cenci has been […]

Synonym of black letter.

Gothic letters

A novel written in the Gothic style.

One hundred fifty Gothics sold over 1.5 million copies a month last spring.