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/
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US:/hoʊˈlɪs.tɪk/
US:/həˈlɪs.tɪk/
rhymes with -ɪstɪk
homophone: wholistic
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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