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Definition of Understanding
1. Noun. The cognitive condition of someone who understands. "He has virtually no understanding of social cause and effect"
Exact synonyms: Apprehension, Discernment, Savvy
Generic synonyms: Knowing
Specialized synonyms: Comprehension, Self-knowledge, Smattering, Appreciation, Grasp, Hold, Grasping, Hindsight, Brainstorm, Brainwave, Insight, Realisation, Realization, Recognition
Derivative terms: Apprehend, Savvy, Understand, Understand
Generic synonyms: Knowing
Specialized synonyms: Comprehension, Self-knowledge, Smattering, Appreciation, Grasp, Hold, Grasping, Hindsight, Brainstorm, Brainwave, Insight, Realisation, Realization, Recognition
Derivative terms: Apprehend, Savvy, Understand, Understand
2. Adjective. Characterized by understanding based on comprehension and discernment and empathy. "An understanding friend"
Similar to: Perceptive
3. Noun. The statement (oral or written) of an exchange of promises. "There was an understanding between management and the workers"
Exact synonyms: Agreement
Specialized synonyms: Confederacy, Conspiracy, Fair-trade Agreement, Covenant, Unilateral Contract, Sale, Sales Agreement, Bargain, Deal, Working Agreement, Gentlemen's Agreement, Written Agreement, Submission, Entente, Entente Cordiale, Oral Contract, Reservation, Settlement, Severance Agreement, Suicide Pact
Generic synonyms: Statement
Terms within: Condition, Term
Derivative terms: Agree
Specialized synonyms: Confederacy, Conspiracy, Fair-trade Agreement, Covenant, Unilateral Contract, Sale, Sales Agreement, Bargain, Deal, Working Agreement, Gentlemen's Agreement, Written Agreement, Submission, Entente, Entente Cordiale, Oral Contract, Reservation, Settlement, Severance Agreement, Suicide Pact
Generic synonyms: Statement
Terms within: Condition, Term
Derivative terms: Agree
4. Noun. An inclination to support or be loyal to or to agree with an opinion. "I knew I could count on his understanding"
Exact synonyms: Sympathy
Generic synonyms: Disposition, Inclination, Tendency
Derivative terms: Sympathetic, Sympathise, Sympathize, Understand
Generic synonyms: Disposition, Inclination, Tendency
Derivative terms: Sympathetic, Sympathise, Sympathize, Understand
5. Noun. The capacity for rational thought or inference or discrimination. "We are told that man is endowed with reason and capable of distinguishing good from evil"
Exact synonyms: Intellect, Reason
Generic synonyms: Faculty, Mental Faculty, Module
Derivative terms: Reason, Reason, Reason
Generic synonyms: Faculty, Mental Faculty, Module
Derivative terms: Reason, Reason, Reason
Definition of Understanding
1. a. Knowing; intelligent; skillful; as, he is an understanding man.
2. n. The act of one who understands a thing, in any sense of the verb; knowledge; discernment; comprehension; interpretation; explanation.
3. a. Knowing; intelligent; skillful; as, he is an understanding man.
4. n. The act of one who understands a thing, in any sense of the verb; knowledge; discernment; comprehension; interpretation; explanation.
Definition of Understanding
1. [n -S]
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