noun
synthesis
SIN-thuh-sis/ˈsɪnθəsɪs/
The combining of simpler elements into a coherent whole or new result.
The interlocking parts form a synthesis of separate elements into one whole.
Etymology
The pieces express “putting together.” The Greek noun already meant composition: separate elements are placed together to make a whole, the central idea retained in this sense.
In context
But when worked together, The Thesis and The Antithesis creates something entirely new! Hegel calls this, The Synthesis.
More examples
- Chemical synthesis produced the new compound.
- Her design is a synthesis of several traditions.
- The book compares two different syntheses of the evidence.
Forms
synthesis · syntheses
synthesize verb — combine parts into a coherent whole
Similar words
- combination
- Combination is general; synthesis produces an integrated whole from separate elements.
- analysis
- Analysis separates or examines parts; synthesis brings them together.