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understanding


I - noun
1. the cognitive condition of someone who understands (Freq. 38)
- he has virtually no understanding of social cause and effect
Syn:
apprehension, discernment, savvy
Derivationally related forms:
savvy (for: savvy), apprehend (for: apprehension), understand
Hypernyms:
knowing
Hyponyms:
comprehension, self-knowledge, smattering, appreciation, grasp,
hold, grasping, hindsight, insight, brainstorm, brainwave,
realization, realisation, recognition
2. the statement (oral or written) of an exchange of promises (Freq. 2)
- they had an agreement that they would not interfere in each other's business
- there was an understanding between management and the workers
Syn:
agreement
Derivationally related forms:
agree (for: agreement)
Hypernyms:
statement
Hyponyms:
conspiracy, confederacy, 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
Part Meronyms:
condition, term
3. the capacity for rational thought or inference or discrimination (Freq. 1)
- we are told that man is endowed with reason and capable of distinguishing good from evil
Syn:
reason, intellect
Derivationally related forms:
reason (for: reason)
Hypernyms:
faculty, mental faculty, module
4. an inclination to support or be loyal to or to agree with an opinion (Freq. 1)
- his sympathies were always with the underdog
- I knew I could count on his understanding
Syn:
sympathy
Derivationally related forms:
understand, sympathetic (for: sympathy), sympathize (for: sympathy), sympathise (for: sympathy)
Hypernyms:
inclination, disposition, tendency

II - adjective
characterized by understanding based on comprehension and discernment and empathy (Freq. 1)
- an understanding friend
Similar to:
perceptive

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