gothic

Words with a similar base: gothic

'gothic'

[gothic.n.01] as in: 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

'gothic'

[gothic.n.02] as in: a heavy typeface in use from 15th to 18th centuries

'gothic'

[gothic.n.03] as in: 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

'gothic'

[gothic.a.01] as in: characteristic of the style of type commonly used for printing German

'gothic'

[gothic.a.02] as in: of or relating to the language of the ancient Goths

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Examples:
the Gothic Bible translation

'gothic'

[gothic.a.03] as in: of or relating to the Goths

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Examples:
Gothic migrations

'gothic'

[medieval.s.01] as in: as if belonging to the Middle Ages; old-fashioned and unenlightened

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Examples:
a medieval attitude toward dating

'gothic'

[gothic.s.02] as in: characterized by gloom and mystery and the grotesque

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Examples:
gothic novels like `Frankenstein'