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English adjective: understanding | |||
| 1. | understanding characterized by understanding based on comprehension and discernment and empathy | ||
| Samples | An understanding friend. | ||
| Similar | perceptive | ||
| Antonyms | unperceiving, unperceptive | ||
English noun: understanding | |||
| 1. | understanding (cognition) the cognitive condition of someone who understands | ||
| Samples | He has virtually no understanding of social cause and effect. | ||
| Synonyms | apprehension, discernment, savvy | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | knowing | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | appreciation, brainstorm, brainwave, comprehension, grasp, grasping, hindsight, hold, insight, realisation, realization, recognition, self-knowledge, smattering | ||
| 2. | understanding (communication) the statement (oral or written) of an exchange of promises | ||
| Samples | They had an agreement that they would not interfere in each other's business. There was an understanding between management and the workers. | ||
| Synonyms | agreement | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | statement | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | bargain, confederacy, conspiracy, covenant, deal, entente, entente cordiale, fair-trade agreement, gentlemen's agreement, oral contract, reservation, sale, sales agreement, settlement, severance agreement, submission, suicide pact, unilateral contract, working agreement, written agreement | ||
| Part holonym | condition, term | ||
| 3. | understanding (cognition) an inclination to support or be loyal to or to agree with an opinion | ||
| Samples | His sympathies were always with the underdog. I knew I could count on his understanding. | ||
| Synonyms | sympathy | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | disposition, inclination, tendency | ||
| 4. | understanding (cognition) the capacity for rational thought or inference or discrimination | ||
| Samples | We are told that man is endowed with reason and capable of distinguishing good from evil. | ||
| Synonyms | intellect, reason | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | faculty, mental faculty, module | ||
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