Adjective

(en adjective)

of or relating to the Goths.

barbarous, rude, unpolished, belonging to the "Dark Ages", medieval as opposed to classical.

"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)

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.

Why is this gothic glam so popular? (New Musical Express 24 December 1983, cited after OED)

Adjective

(en adjective)

(obsolete) Fictitious, imaginary.

Fantastic, unrealistic (of an idea etc.); fanciful, sentimental, impractical (of a person).

Having the qualities of romance (in the sense of something appealing deeply to the imagination); invoking on a powerfully sentimental idea of life; evocative, atmospheric.

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But here is an artist. He desires to paint you the dreamiest, shadiest, quietest, most enchanting bit of romantic landscape in all the valley of the Saco.

* 1897 , Henry James, What Maisie Knew :

Somehow she wasn't a real sister, but that only made her the more romantic .

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Pertaining to an idealised form of love (originally, as might be felt by the heroes of a romance); conducive to romance; loving, affectionate.