The meaning of GOTHIC is of, relating to, or resembling the Goths, their civilization, or their language. How to use Gothic in a sentence.

Gothic adjective (STYLE) (also gothic) typical of or related to Goths (= people who like to wear black clothes and pale make-up), or to the type of music that these people often like, which is …

In Gothic stories, strange, mysterious adventures happen in dark and lonely places such as graveyards and old castles. This novel is not science fiction, nor is it Gothic horror.

The adjective gothic describes something that is characterized by mystery, horror, and gloom — especially in literature. Gothic literature combines the genres of romance and horror.

pertaining to or designating the style of painting, sculpture, etc., produced between the 13th and 15th centuries, especially in northern Europe, characterized by a tendency toward realism and …

Dec 14, 2025 · (literature) Of or relating to the style of fictional writing associated with Gothic fiction, emphasizing violent or macabre events in a mysterious, desolate setting. [from early …

GOTHIC meaning: 1 : of or relating to a style of writing that describes strange or frightening events that take place in mysterious places; 2 : of or relating to a style of architecture that was …

A woman dressed in goth style in the 1980s Goth is a music-based subculture that emerged out of nightclubs such as the F Club and Batcave in the United Kingdom during the early 1980s, as …

gothic A style characterized by gloom, the grotesque and supernatural, popular in the late eighteenth century and revived in the twentieth; often set in ruined castles, abbeys, or old …

There are 17 meanings listed in OED's entry for the word Gothic, three of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.