holistic

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holistic

/həˈlɪs.tɪk/ UK
/həʊˈlɪs.tɪk/ UK
/hoʊˈlɪs.tɪk/ US
/həˈlɪs.tɪk/ US

Sounds like wholistic · Rhymes with -ɪstɪk

Where it comes from

From hol- + -istic. See holism.

adjective more holistic · most holistic · wholistic

Related to holism.
Relating to a study of the whole instead of a separation into parts. Our holistic study of these modern-day traces suggests it to be a complex trace arising from domichnial, fodinichnial and possibly pascichnial behavior of polychaetes.
Similar: systemic · Opposite: atomistic

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Closest in meaning: wholistic, universality, inclusive, unity, uniform, integrative, coherent, unified, unification, integral, integrated, built-in, general, all-in, all-around, combined

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adj related to holism

Español	holístico
Português	holístico, holista
Français	holistique, holiste
Deutsch	holistisch
Русский	холисти́ческий xolistíčeskij

adj relating to an analysis of the whole instead of a separation into parts

中文	全方位的 quánfāngwèi de, 全盤的 /全盘的 quánpán de, 全面的 quánmiàn de
Português	holístico, holista
Français	holistique, holiste
Deutsch	ganzheitlich
Italiano	olistico
Русский	це́лостный célostnyj, всесторонний vsestoronnij, всеобъе́млющий vseobʺjémljuščij

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@misc{holistic_2026,
  title = {holistic},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/holistic},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}