understanding
noun
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- adjective
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
the cognitive condition of someone who understands
he has virtually no understanding of social cause and effect
Types & categories
- knowing hypernym
- comprehension hyponym
- self-knowledge hyponym
- smattering hyponym
- appreciation hyponym
- grasping hyponym
- hindsight hyponym
- brainstorm hyponym
- realization hyponym
Related & opposite
- savvy derivation
- understand derivation
- see derivation
Sense 2 adjective
characterized by understanding based on comprehension and discernment and empathy
an understanding friend
Related & opposite
- perceptive similar to
Sense 3 noun
the statement (oral or written) of an exchange of promises
they had an agreement that they would not interfere in each other's business
Types & categories
- statement hypernym
- conspiracy hyponym
- fair-trade agreement hyponym
- covenant hyponym
- unilateral contract hyponym
- sales agreement hyponym
- bargain hyponym
- working agreement hyponym
- gentlemen's agreement hyponym
- written agreement hyponym
- submission hyponym
- entente hyponym
- oral contract hyponym
- reservation hyponym
- settlement hyponym
- severance agreement hyponym
- suicide pact hyponym
Parts & wholes
- term part meronym
Related & opposite
- agree derivation
Sense 4 noun
an inclination to support or be loyal to or to agree with an opinion
his sympathies were always with the underdog
Types & categories
- inclination hypernym
Related & opposite
- empathize derivation
- sympathetic derivation
Sense 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
Types & categories
- module hypernym
Related & opposite
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | savvy |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | understand |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | see |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | knowing |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | comprehension |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | self-knowledge |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | smattering |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | appreciation |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | grasping |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | hindsight |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | brainstorm |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | realization |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | perceptive |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | agree |
| 3 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | term |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | statement |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | conspiracy |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | fair-trade agreement |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | covenant |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | unilateral contract |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | sales agreement |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | bargain |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | working agreement |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | gentlemen's agreement |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | written agreement |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | submission |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | entente |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | oral contract |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | reservation |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | settlement |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | severance agreement |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | suicide pact |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | empathize |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | sympathetic |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | inclination |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | reason |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | reason |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | argue |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | module |