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holistic

adj · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • UK: /həˈlɪs.tɪk/
  • UK: /həʊˈlɪs.tɪk/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • US: /hoʊˈlɪs.tɪk/
  • US: /həˈlɪs.tɪk/
  • rhymes with -ɪstɪk
  • homophone: wholistic
  • CMU ARPABET: HH OW0 L IH1 S T IH0 K Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Related to holism.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Relating to a study of the whole instead of a separation into parts.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: systemic

Antonyms: atomistic

3

adjective

Meaning 3

emphasizing the organic or functional relation between parts and the whole

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: atomistic

History

Etymology

From hol- + -istic. See holism.

Across languages

Translations

39 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: holístic — related to holism
  • Czech: holistický — related to holism
  • Finnish: holistinen — related to holism
  • French: holistique — related to holism
  • French: holiste — related to holism
  • German: holistisch — related to holism
  • Norwegian Bokmål: holistisk — related to holism
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: holistisk — related to holism
  • Portuguese: holístico — related to holism
  • Portuguese: holista — related to holism
  • Russian: холисти́ческий (xolistíčeskij) — related to holism
  • Sindhi: پُورمَتِي (pūrmatī) — related to holism
  • Spanish: holístico — related to holism
  • Swedish: helhets- — related to holism
  • Swedish: holistisk — related to holism
  • Turkish: bütünsel — related to holism
  • Turkish: bütünselci — related to holism
  • Welsh: cyfannol — related to holism
  • Catalan: holístic — relating to an analysis of the whole instead of a separation into parts
  • Chinese Mandarin: 全方位的 (quánfāngwèi de) — relating to an analysis of the whole instead of a separation into parts
  • Chinese Mandarin: 全盤的 /全盘的 (quánpán de) — relating to an analysis of the whole instead of a separation into parts
  • Chinese Mandarin: 全面的 (quánmiàn de) — relating to an analysis of the whole instead of a separation into parts
  • Finnish: holistinen — relating to an analysis of the whole instead of a separation into parts
  • French: holistique — relating to an analysis of the whole instead of a separation into parts
  • French: holiste — relating to an analysis of the whole instead of a separation into parts
  • German: ganzheitlich — relating to an analysis of the whole instead of a separation into parts
  • Indonesian: holistis — relating to an analysis of the whole instead of a separation into parts
  • Indonesian: holistik — relating to an analysis of the whole instead of a separation into parts
  • Italian: olistico — relating to an analysis of the whole instead of a separation into parts
  • Māori: torowhānui — relating to an analysis of the whole instead of a separation into parts
  • Norwegian Bokmål: holistisk — relating to an analysis of the whole instead of a separation into parts
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: holistisk — relating to an analysis of the whole instead of a separation into parts
  • Portuguese: holístico — relating to an analysis of the whole instead of a separation into parts
  • Portuguese: holista — relating to an analysis of the whole instead of a separation into parts
  • Russian: це́лостный (célostnyj) — relating to an analysis of the whole instead of a separation into parts
  • Russian: всесторонний (vsestoronnij) — relating to an analysis of the whole instead of a separation into parts
  • Russian: всеобъе́млющий (vseobʺjémljuščij) — relating to an analysis of the whole instead of a separation into parts
  • Swedish: holistisk — relating to an analysis of the whole instead of a separation into parts
  • Turkish: bütünsel — relating to an analysis of the whole instead of a separation into parts