Definition of GESTALT

gestalt

Meanings

Plural: gestalten, gestalts

Noun

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

Origin / Etymology

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

Scrabble Score: 8

gestalt is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
gestalt is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
gestalt is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 10

gestalt is a valid Words With Friends word