Understanding

noun

,əndər'stændɪŋ

Adjective

characterized by understanding based on comprehension and discernment and empathy
“an understanding friend”

the statement (oral or written) of an exchange of promises
“there was an understanding between management and the workers”
Similar:Agreement
Type of:Statement
an inclination to support or be loyal to or to agree with an opinion
“I knew I could count on his understanding”
Similar:Sympathy
Type of:TendencyDispositionInclination
the cognitive condition of someone who understands
“he has virtually no understanding of social cause and effect”
Similar:Apprehension Discernment Savvy
Type of:Knowing
the capacity for rational thought or inference or discrimination
Similar:Intellect Reason
Type of:FacultyModule