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Gothic vs typeface

typeface vs Gothic

Gothic and typeface both are nouns.

Gothic is an adjective but typeface is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
Gothic Yes Yes No No
typeface Yes No No No
As nouns, typeface is a hypernym of Gothic; that is, typeface is a word with a broader meaning than Gothic:
  • Gothic: a heavy typeface in use from 15th to 18th centuries
  • typeface: a specific size and style of type within a type family
Other hypernyms of Gothic include case, face, font, fount.
Gothic (noun) typeface (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 a specific size and style of type within a type family
extinct East Germanic language of the ancient Goths; the only surviving record being fragments of a 4th-century translation of the Bible by Bishop Ulfilas
a heavy typeface in use from 15th to 18th centuries
Gothic (adjective) typeface (adjective)
of or relating to the Goths
of or relating to the language of the ancient Goths
characteristic of the style of type commonly used for printing German
Difference between Gothic and typeface

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