gestalt

Meaning

A collection of physical, biological, psychological or symbolic elements that creates a whole, unified concept or pattern which is other than the sum of its parts due to the relationships between the parts (of a character, personality, entity, or being).

Synonyms

character

configuration

figure

form

personage

shape

configurational stimulus

Translations

Gestalt

gestalt

profil

الجشطالت

silueta

geştalt

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɡəˈʃtælt/

Etymology

Borrowed from German Gestalt (“shape, figure, form”).