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holistic

holistic

46 5.8
Considering the whole and how its parts work together
  • adjective
  • /hoʊˈlɪstɪk/
translation icon : holístico
  • We should adopt a holistic approach to education, considering both academic and emotional needs.
  • a holistic approach
  • holistic care
  • provide holistic care

So our in a holistic sense, we're not just us.

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Examples

  • I believe in a holistic way of taking care of your body.

    Harper's BAZAAR

  • We try to take a holistic viewpoint of your health.

  • I think this is this kind of holistic view of personal development.

    Chris Williamson

  • Get books on first aid and holistic medicine.

    Collapse (2012)

  • So his approach is is more holistic, is more detailed and more complex.

    Justine Leconte officiel

  • In general, these centers are independent of traditional academic departments and holistic in their approach to student development.

    Academic text (2008)

  • Now of course, at Zowe, we believe in this holistic approach.

  • I've been studying holistic medicine and holistic eating for a few years now.

    Harper's BAZAAR

  • This is an organic problem, and there's a holistic solution.

    Home on the Range (2004)

  • The analysis of coups must be done in a holistic manner to account for internal and external variables.

    Academic text (1990)

Synonyms

systemic
vsholistic
  • Specialized
70 6.5

Affecting the whole body or whole system rather than one part

emphasizes connections and relationships among parts instead of treating them separately
integrative
vsholistic
7 6.9

Helping bring different parts together into one whole

views the whole by stressing relationships rather than actively joining parts

Antonyms

atomistic
1 9.1

Viewing a group or system as separate, independent parts rather than a whole

Compounds

holistic medicine
  • Specialized
1 4.1

An approach to health care that treats the whole person, including body, mind, and social life

holistic theory
  • Specialized
7.0

The idea that parts must be seen together to understand the whole

How Holistic

comprehensive
298 4.6
systemic
  • Specialized
70 6.5
holistic
46 5.8
integrated
2 3.8

Surface Forms

holistic positive

Morphology

holistic = holism (semi-transparent) = holism + ic

Formally derived from the noun 'holism' with the productive adjective-forming suffix '-ic', but the root 'hol-' is a Greek combining form and may be unfamiliar to many learners so the connection to 'whole' is not fully obvious.

Etymology

Holistic comes from the Greek root holos, which means 'whole'. Think of a hologram that shows the whole picture at once — that's why a holistic approach looks at the whole system and the connections between its parts.