gestalt

noun/ɡəˈʃtɑlt/

Frequency rank: #17,874 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)

Meaning

an organized whole that is perceived as more than the sum of its parts.

Illustration for the English word “gestalt”

Example sentence

When you step back and view the painting as a whole, you finally grasp its gestalt.

Synonyms & related words

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