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- [guh-shtahlt, -shtawlt, -stahlt, -stawlt]
- /gəˈʃtɑlt, -ˈʃtɔlt, -ˈstɑlt, -ˈstɔlt/
- /ɡəˈʃtælt/
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- [guh-shtahlt, -shtawlt, -stahlt, -stawlt]
- /gəˈʃtɑlt, -ˈʃtɔlt, -ˈstɑlt, -ˈstɔlt/
Definitions of gestalt word
- noun plural gestalt a configuration, pattern, or organized field having specific properties that cannot be derived from the summation of its component parts; a unified whole. 1
- noun plural gestalt an instance or example of such a unified whole. 1
- noun gestalt An organized whole that is perceived as more than the sum of its parts. 1
- noun gestalt psychological theory: unified entity 1
- singular noun gestalt In psychology, a gestalt is something that has particular qualities when you consider it as a whole which are not obvious when you consider only the separate parts of it. 0
- noun gestalt a perceptual pattern or structure possessing qualities as a whole that cannot be described merely as a sum of its parts 0
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Origin of gestalt
First appearance:
before 1920 One of the 12% newest English words
1920-25; < German: figure, form, structure
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Parts of speech for Gestalt
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gestalt popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 80% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
gestalt usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for gestalt
noun gestalt
- shape — Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers, Europe.
- composition — When you talk about the composition of something, you are referring to the way in which its various parts are put together and arranged.
- structure — mode of building, construction, or organization; arrangement of parts, elements, or constituents: a pyramidal structure.
- contour — You can refer to the general shape or outline of an object as its contours.
- disposition — the predominant or prevailing tendency of one's spirits; natural mental and emotional outlook or mood; characteristic attitude: a girl with a pleasant disposition.
Antonyms for gestalt
noun gestalt
- disarrange — to disturb the arrangement of; disorder; unsettle.
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