Word.ws English Dictionary

gestalten

gestalten is the plural of gestalt.

Meaning of gestalt

Noun

gestalt (plural gestalts or gestalten)

  1. 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). [simplified] An organized whole that is perceived as more than the sum of its parts.
    • Mary did not approve of the Eleanor gestalt. "I been to Woonsocket S.D., Eleanor McGovern's hometown," she said, "and nobody there? I mean nobody? dresses like that."1977, John L. Hess, Karen Hess, The Taste of America, New York: Grossman

Questions about gestalten

What is gestalten the plural of?
Gestalten is the plural of gestalt.

Words near gestalten in the dictionary

  1. gestagens
  2. gestalt
  3. gestalt psychology
  4. gestalt therapies
  5. gestalt therapy
  6. gestalten
  7. gestalter
  8. gestalters
  9. gestaltic
  10. gestalting
  11. gestaltism

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: gestalten (page history and authors); gestalt (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

Last updated:

Cite this entry: “gestalten.” Word.ws, https://word.ws/gestalten. Based on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.