gothic

See also: Gothic

English

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɡɒθ.ɪk/
    • Audio (Southern England):(file)
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɡɑ.θɪk/
    • Audio (US):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɒθɪk

Adjective

gothic (comparative more gothic, superlative most gothic)

  1. Alternative letter-case form of Gothic.
    • 2013 April 9, Andrei Lankov, “Stay Cool. Call North Korea’s Bluff.”, in New York Times[1]:
      By now South Koreans understand Pyongyang’s logic and know North Korea is highly unlikely to make good on its gothic threats.

Derived terms

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from English gothic.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡɔ.tɪk/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: go‧thic

Noun

gothic m (plural gothics)

  1. a goth, a member of gothic subculture
  2. (uncountable) the goth subculture