What does Gothic mean anyway.??

black

thats all it is black

the word gothic means fun , sweet , caring, exciting, and god loving.

goth
NOUN:

A style of rock music that often evokes bleak, lugubrious imagery.
A performer or follower of this style of music.

goth·ic Audio Help /ˈgɒθɪk/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[goth-ik] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation
–adjective
1. (usually initial capital letter) noting or pertaining to a style of architecture, originating in France in the middle of the 12th century and existing in the western half of Europe through the middle of the 16th century, characterized by the use of the pointed arch and the ribbed vault, by the use of fine woodwork and stonework, by a progressive lightening of structure, and by the use of such features as flying buttresses, ornamental gables, crockets, and foils.
2. (usually initial capital letter) pertaining to or designating the style of painting, sculpture, etc., produced between the 13th and 15th centuries, esp. in northern Europe, characterized by a tendency toward realism and interest in detail.
3. (initial capital letter) of or pertaining to Goths or their language.
4. (usually initial capital letter) of or pertaining to the music, esp. of northern Europe, of the period roughly from 1200 to 1450, including that of the Ars Antiqua, Ars Nova, and the Burgundian school.
5. (usually initial capital letter) pertaining to the Middle Ages; medieval.
6. (sometimes initial capital letter) barbarous or crude.
7. (often initial capital letter) noting or pertaining to a style of literature characterized by a gloomy setting, grotesque, mysterious, or violent events, and an atmosphere of degeneration and decay: 19th-century gothic novels.
8. (initial capital letter) noting or pertaining to the alphabetical script introduced for the writing of Gothic by Ulfilas and derived by him from Greek uncials with the addition of some Latin and some invented letters.
9. (often initial capital letter) being of a genre of contemporary fiction typically relating the experiences of an often ingenuous heroine imperiled, as at an old mansion, where she typically becomes involved with a stern or mysterious but attractive man.
–noun
10. (usually initial capital letter) the arts and crafts of the Gothic period.
11. (initial capital letter) the extinct Germanic language of the Goths, preserved esp. in the 4th-century translation by Ulfilas of the Bible. Abbreviation: Goth, Goth., goth.
12. (often initial capital letter) a story, play, film, or other work in the gothic style.
13. (usually initial capital letter) British. black letter.
14. (often initial capital letter) a square-cut printing type without serifs or hairlines.









duuuuhhhhhhh!!!!

They wear alot of black clothes.

lu·gu·bri·ous

–adjective mournful, dismal, or gloomy, esp. in an affected, exaggerated, or unrelieved manner: lugubrious songs of lost love.

<----note goth, death metal artist pic....goth.

tks , I like that answer

although, as azrae so eloquently copied/pasted as well, gothic is much more.

Yea I know that but, Why

because it represents bleak...gloomy....mournful...exaggerated; bright yellow just wouldn't convey the same message.

Im a Dark Thinker ^^

Not Gothic ^^


Confusion is a Burden....

OK tks all for the help.

<----Goth

it can mean many things. like all popular cultures, there are "real" people and posers. i've known a few who were into it and cool, while the mass majority were just nerds who wanted to form their own cool group

meh

It's a "dark" lifestyle, basically.

<----This is a temporary goth photo, btw. I am not a gothic person.

gothic now, is a state of mind, unless you become something else.