What is the difference between goth and gothic?
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(uncountable) A punk-derived subculture of people who predominately dress in black.
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(uncountable, music) A style of punk rock influenced by glam rock; gothic rock.
(countable) A person who is part of the goth subculture.
Relating to this music or these people.
of or relating to the Goths.
barbarous, rude, unpolished, belonging to the "Dark Ages", medieval as opposed to classical.
of or relating to the architectural style favored in western Europe in the 12th to 16th centuries.
of or relating to the style of fictional writing associated with the Gothic revival, emphasizing violent or macabre events in a mysterious, desolate setting.
(typography) in England, of the name of type formerly used to print German, also known as black letter .
(typography) in the USA, of a sans serif typeface using straight, even-width lines, also called grotesque
of or relating to the goth subculture or lifestyle.
A novel written in the Gothic style.
* 1996 , Nora Sayre, Sixties going on seventies (page 180)
Gothic is a derived term of goth.
As nouns the difference between goth and gothic
is that goth is a punk-derived subculture of people who predominately dress in black while Gothic is a novel written in the Gothic style.As adjectives the difference between goth and gothic
is that goth is relating to this music or these people while Gothic is of or relating to the Goths.As a proper noun Gothic is
an extinct Germanic language, once spoken by the Goths.goth
English
(Goth subculture)Noun
(en noun)- I think that goth could flower in nerdcore's embrace.
- I converted Edward Gorey's lettering into a typeface,
- befriended vampires on LJ and MySpace,
- even put that spooky echo filter on the bass
- Philip had been into goth for many years.
- We saw a solitary goth hanging out on the steps of the train station.
Adjective
(head)- With her black clothes and dyed hair, Melanie looked very goth compared to her classmates.
Derived terms
* cybergoth * gothness * goth up * mallgothSee also
* gothic * Gothic ----gothic
English
(Gothic language)Alternative forms
* Gothick (obsolete)Adjective
(en adjective)- "Enormities which gleam like comets through the darkness of gothic and superstitious ages." (Percy Bysshe Shelley in a 1812 letter, Prose Works (1888) II.384, cited after OED)
- Why is this gothic glam so popular? (New Musical Express 24 December 1983, cited after OED)
Noun
(en noun)- One hundred fifty Gothics sold over 1.5 million copies a month last spring.