gothic

Gothic has 2 syllables: goth · ic.

noun. A style of architecture developed in northern France that spread throughout Europe between the 12th and 16th centuries; characterized by slender vertical piers and counterbalancing buttresses and by vaulting and pointed arches.

adjective. As if belonging to the Middle Ages; old-fashioned and unenlightened.

noun. A heavy typeface in use from 15th to 18th centuries.

adjective. Characterized by gloom and mystery and the grotesque.