Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ungothic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: un-goth-ic
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Not Gothic (of architecture, literature, etc.).

adj

Not belonging or suited to the Gothic subculture.

Example Sentences

"A gothic cathedral must not be called upon to blossom into ungothic or unreligious or pagan embellishments."
"The screen is transparent, with seven-light Perp windows, a delightful effect, utterly ungothic in character."
"A couple of girlie goths walked out of the toilet, all mascara, fish-nets and northern accents, looking even sillier in this extremely ungothic boozer."
"Shelly is a soft, blonde, and decidedly ungothic female: eager for marriage and family, moved to tears by It's a Wonderful Life..."

Etymology

From un- + Gothic.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: un

Inflected Forms

more ungothic (comparative) most ungothic (superlative)

Questions

What does ungothic mean?: Not Gothic (of architecture, literature, etc.).
Where does ungothic come from?: From un- + Gothic.

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