Antonyms for
gothic
Of or relating to the architectural style favored in Western Europe in the 12th to 16th centuries, with high-pointed arches, clustered columns, etc.
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No Antonyms Found for Gothic

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All Definitions for Gothic

Below are all the dictionary definitions of gothic:

1Of or relating to the architectural style favored in Western Europe in the 12th to 16th centuries, with high-pointed arches, clustered columns, etc.
2Of or relating to the style of fictional writing associated with Gothic fiction, emphasizing violent or macabre events in a mysterious, desolate setting.
3Of or relating to the goth subculture, music or lifestyle.
4Barbarous, rude, unpolished, belonging to the “Dark Ages”, medieval as opposed to classical.
5An extinct Germanic language, once spoken by the Goths.
6Of or relating to the Goths or their language.
7Of a sans serif typeface using straight, even-width lines, also known as grotesque or lineal.
8Synonym of black letter.
9Certain moths of the family Noctuidae.
10A particular species of moth of the family Noctuidae, Naenia typica.
11A novel written in the Gothic style.
12Alternative letter-case form of Gothic. [Of or relating to the Goths or their language.]

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