Gothicity

/ɡɒˈθɪsɪti/ noun

Definition

The quality or state of being Gothic in style, character, or spirit.

Etymology

From Gothic + -ity (suffix forming abstract nouns). Emerged in the 19th century as critics and scholars needed a word to describe the essential qualities that made something 'Gothic' rather than merely decorated in Gothic style.

Kelly Says

Gothicity is basically the DNA of Gothic-ness—what makes a cathedral feel spooky and dramatic versus just old. It's the same impulse that made us invent 'coolness' instead of just saying 'that thing is cool.'

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ጎትክ
go-thk
ARالعربية
رومانسية
al-ru-man-si-ya
BNবাংলা
গোথিক
go-thik
CACatalà
gòtic
goh-tik
CSČeština
gotika
goh-tee-ka
DADansk
gotik
goh-tik
DEDeutsch
Gotik
goh-tik
ELΕλληνικά
γοττικισμός
goh-ttik-is-mos
ESEspañol
gótico
goh-tee-koh
FAفارسی
گوتیک
go-teek
FISuomi
goottisuus
goh-ttee-soo-s
FRFrançais
gothique
go-tee-k
GUGU
ગોટિક
go-tik
HAHA
Gothic
goh-tik
HEעברית
גותיקה
go-ti-ka
HIहिन्दी
गोथिकवाद
go-thik-vaad
HUMagyar
gótika
goh-tee-ka
IDBahasa Indonesia
gotikisme
goh-tee-kee-sme
IGIG
Gothic
goh-tik
ITItaliano
goticismo
goh-tee-zee-moh
JA日本語
ゴシック様式
go-shikku-yo-shiki
KKKK
Готика
go-ti-ka
KMKM
គោធិក
go-thihk
KO한국어
고딕 양식
go-dik yang-sik
MRMR
गोटिक
go-tik
MSBahasa Melayu
Gotik
go-tik
MYမြန်မာ
ဂုတ်စ်
go-ttee
NLNederlands
gothisme
goh-tee-sme
NONorsk
gotik
goh-tik
PAPA
ਗੋਥਿਕ
go-thik
PLPolski
gotycyzm
goh-tsee-tsim
PTPortuguês
goticismo
goh-tee-see-moh
RORomână
goticism
goh-tee-sizm
RUРусский
готика
go-ti-ka
SVSvenska
gotik
goh-tik
SWKiswahili
Gothic
goh-tik
TAதமிழ்
கோத்திக்
ko-thikk
TEతెలుగు
గోథిక్
go-thik
THไทย
โกธิก
goh-thik
TLTL
Gothic
go-tik
TRTürkçe
gotiklik
goh-tik-lik
UKУкраїнська
готика
go-ti-ka
URاردو
گوتھک
go-thak
VITiếng Việt
Gothic
go-tik
YOYO
Gothic
goh-tik
ZH中文
哥特式
gē tè shì
ZUZU
Gothic
goh-tik

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