Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun gothic

3 senses of gothic

Sense 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)
       => East Germanic, East Germanic language -- (an extinct branch of the Germanic languages)

Sense 2
Gothic, black letter -- (a heavy typeface in use from 15th to 18th centuries)
       => font, fount, typeface, face, case -- (a specific size and style of type within a type family)

Sense 3
Gothic, Gothic architecture -- (a style of architecture developed in northern 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)
       => architectural style, style of architecture, type of architecture -- (architecture as a kind of art form)

Antonyms of adj gothic

2 of 5 senses of gothic

Sense 4
medieval, mediaeval, gothic -- (as if belonging to the Middle Ages; old-fashioned and unenlightened; "a medieval attitude toward dating")

INDIRECT (VIA nonmodern) -> modern -- (belonging to the modern era; since the Middle Ages; "modern art"; "modern furniture"; "modern history"; "totem poles are modern rather than prehistoric")

Sense 5
gothic -- (characterized by gloom and mystery and the grotesque; "gothic novels like `Frankenstein'")

INDIRECT (VIA strange) -> familiar -- (within normal everyday experience; common and ordinary; not strange; "familiar ordinary objects found in every home"; "a familiar everyday scene"; "a familiar excuse"; "a day like any other filled with familiar duties and experiences")

Similarity of adj gothic

5 senses of gothic

Sense 1
Gothic -- (characteristic of the style of type commonly used for printing German)

Sense 2
Gothic -- (of or relating to the language of the ancient Goths; "the Gothic Bible translation")

Sense 3
Gothic -- (of or relating to the Goths; "Gothic migrations")

Sense 4
medieval, mediaeval, gothic -- (as if belonging to the Middle Ages; old-fashioned and unenlightened; "a medieval attitude toward dating")
       => nonmodern (vs. modern) -- (not modern; of or characteristic of an earlier time)

Sense 5
gothic -- (characterized by gloom and mystery and the grotesque; "gothic novels like `Frankenstein'")
       => strange (vs. familiar), unusual -- (being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird; "a strange exaltation that was indefinable"; "a strange fantastical mind"; "what a strange sense of humor she has")