gestalt [noun]

Definition of gestalt:

1. a configuration or pattern of elements so unified as a whole that it cannot be described merely as a sum of its parts

2. A German word meaning "form" or "configuration".

3. In psychology, a gestalt is a perceived whole that is more than the sum of its parts.

4. In Gestalt psychology, the principle that the whole is greater than the sum of its parts.

Synonyms of gestalt:

● Form

● Shape

● Configuration

● Figure

● Likeness

● Environment

● Contour

● Figuration

● Guise

● Manner


Opposite/Antonyms of gestalt:

● Disarrangement

● Disappearing


Sentence/Example of gestalt:

The main contribution of gestalt psychology consisted of studies of human perception.