adjective
Uncommon
goth
goth
Goth (adjective) means relating to goth music, fashion, or the goth subculture. Example: “She wore heavy black eyeliner and a goth outfit to the club.”
adjective
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Relating to goth music, fashion, or the goth subculture.
"With her black clothes and dyed hair, Melanie looked very goth compared to her classmates."
"She wore heavy black eyeliner and a goth outfit to the club."
"One of them looked like a total freak who had come straight off a Cirque du Soleil stage, with blue streaks in her hair, goth bracelets up her arm and so much black eyeliner that she could be on the set of Cleopatra."
— Michelle Madow, The Secret Diamond Sisters (2014)
How to use goth
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishDescribes the dark-clothing, dark-music subculture that grew out of post-punk rock.
Common mistake
Don't confuse with the historical Goths, a Germanic people from late antiquity — the subculture just borrowed the name for its dark, romantic image.
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Word forms
- Comparative
- gother
- Superlative
- gothest
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She wore heavy black eyeliner and a _____ outfit to the club.
Etymology
Short for "gothic", a term first applied to a dark, moody style of rock music in the late 1970s, itself borrowed from the term for the medieval Gothic period and its brooding fiction.
Rhymes for goth
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What does “goth” mean?
The word “goth” means relating to goth music, fashion, or the goth subculture. In plain terms, describes the dark-clothing, dark-music subculture that grew out of post-punk rock.
How do you pronounce “goth”?
“Goth” is pronounced goth (/ɡɑθ/ in IPA).
How do you use “goth” in a sentence?
Here is “goth” used in a sentence: “She wore heavy black eyeliner and a goth outfit to the club.”
What part of speech is “goth”?
“Goth” is an adjective.
Where does the word “goth” come from?
The word “goth” dates back to around 1970. Short for "gothic", a term first applied to a dark, moody style of rock music in the late 1970s, itself borrowed from the term for the medieval Gothic period and its brooding fiction.
Is “goth” a common word?
“Goth” is an uncommon word in modern English.
