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Holistic vs Entire - What's the difference?

holistic | entire |

As adjectives the difference between holistic and entire

is that holistic is related to holism while entire is whole; complete.

As a noun entire is

an uncastrated horse; a stallion.

holistic

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • related to holism
  • Relating to a study of the whole instead of a separation into parts.
  • Antonyms

    * atomistic

    entire

    English

    (wikipedia entire)

    Alternative forms

    * intire (obsolete)

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (sometimes, postpositive) Whole; complete.
  • (botany) Having a smooth margin without any indentation.
  • (botany) Consisting of a single piece, as a corolla.
  • (complex analysis, of a complex function) Complex-differentiable]] on all of [[?.
  • (of a, male animal) Not gelded.
  • Without mixture or alloy of anything; unqualified; morally whole; pure; faithful.
  • * (William Shakespeare) (1564-1616)
  • pure fear and entire cowardice
  • * Clarendon
  • No man had ever a heart more entire to the king.
  • Internal; interior.
  • (Spenser)

    Derived terms

    * entirety

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An uncastrated horse; a stallion.
  • * 2005', He asked why Hijaz was an '''entire . You know what an entire is, do you not, Anna? A stallion which has not been castrated. — James Meek, ''The People's Act of Love (Canongate 2006, p. 124)
  • (philately) A complete envelope with stamps and all official markings: (prior to the use of envelopes) a page folded and posted.
  • Anagrams

    * (l)