holism

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun the theory that the parts of any whole cannot exist and cannot be understood except in their relation to the whole

Synonyms

holistic theory

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
theory
Opposite (antonyms)
atomism

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