Meanings
adjectiveatomistic (comparative more atomistic, superlative most atomistic)
comparative more atomistic · superlative most atomistic
- Of or pertaining to atoms or to atomism.
It is the object of the mechanical atomistic philosophy to confound synthesis with synartesis, or rather with mere juxtaposition of corpuscles separated by invisible interspaces.
1809, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, The Friend - economicsOf a market: divided such that no single actor can noticeably affect market-wide values such as the price; competitive.
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveDivided into separate elements; not holistic.
Opposite
More synonyms by meaning
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*né
- Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
- Proto-Hellenic*ə-
- Ancient Greekἀ- (a-)
- Proto-Indo-European*temh₁-
- Ancient Greekτέμνω (témnō)
- Ancient Greek*τομός (*tomós)
- Ancient Greekἄτομος (átomos)
- Latinatomu
- Middle Frenchathome
- Middle Englishattome
- Englishatom
- Englishatomistic
Translations
Catalan atomístic
- atomísticof or pertaining to atoms or to atomism
Chinese Mandarin 原子論的 /原子论的, 原子的
- 原子論的 /原子论的of or pertaining to atoms or to atomism
- 原子的not holistic
Finnish atomistinen
- atomistinennot holistic
Japanese 原子説の, 原子の
- 原子説の (genshisetsuno)of or pertaining to atoms or to atomism
- 原子のnot holistic
Polish atomistyczny
- atomistycznyof or pertaining to atoms or to atomism
Swedish atomistisk
- atomistisknot holistic
Cite this entry
APA
atomistic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/atomistic
MLA
“atomistic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/atomistic. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “atomistic,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/atomistic.
Source: atomistic on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.