understandings

Meaning of understandings

plural noun
  1. the ability to understand something; comprehension.
    foreign visitors with little understanding of English
  2. sympathetic awareness or tolerance.
    he wrote with understanding and affection of the people of Dent
  3. an informal or unspoken agreement or arrangement.
    he and I have an understanding
    he had only been allowed to come on the understanding that he would be on his best behaviour

Information about understandings

  • It is a name.
  • The singular form of understandings is: understanding.
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Hyphenation of understandings

un-der-stand-ings

  • It consists of 4 syllables and 14 chars.
  • understandings is a word polysyllabic because it has four or more syllables

understandings synonyms

Meaning the ability to understand something:

comprehension

Meaning understanding; grasp:

apprehension

Meaning a person's understanding:

grasp

Meaning a firm hold; a tight grasp:

grip

Meaning comprehensive knowledge or skill in a particular subject or activity:

mastery

Meaning the ability to see, hear, or become aware of something through the senses:

perception

Meaning the ability to judge well:

discernment

Meaning a full understanding of a situation:

appreciation

Meaning an explanation or way of explaining:

interpretation

Meaning knowledge or awareness:

cognizance

Meaning one's range of knowledge or understanding:

ken

Meaning the action of conceiving a child or of one being conceived:

conception

Meaning the process of digesting food:

digestion

Meaning the process of taking in and fully understanding information or ideas:

assimilation

Meaning the process by which one thing absorbs or is absorbed by another:

absorption

Meaning facts, information, and skills acquired through experience or education; the theoretical or practical understanding of a subject:

knowledge

Meaning knowledge or perception of a situation or fact:

awareness

Meaning the state of being aware of and responsive to one's surroundings:

consciousness

Meaning sympathetic pity and concern for the sufferings or misfortunes of others:

compassion

Meaning feelings of pity and sorrow for someone else's misfortune:

sympathy

Meaning the feeling of sorrow and compassion caused by the suffering and misfortunes of others:

pity

Meaning the ability to understand and share the feelings of another:

empathy

Meaning an emotional state or reaction:

feeling

Meaning anxiety; worry:

concern

Meaning thoughtfulness and sensitivity towards others:

consideration

Meaning gentleness and kindness; kindliness:

tenderness

Meaning the quality of being friendly, generous, and considerate:

kindness

Meaning the quality or condition of being sensitive:

sensitivity

Meaning the capacity to gain an accurate and deep understanding of someone or something:

insight

Meaning behaviour that conforms to accepted standards of morality or respectability:

decency

Meaning the quality of being humane; benevolence:

humanity

Meaning the promotion of human welfare:

humanitarianism

Meaning kindness and tolerance in judging others:

charity

Meaning friendly, helpful, or cooperative feelings or attitude:

goodwill

Meaning compassion or forgiveness shown towards someone whom it is within one's power to punish or harm:

mercy

Meaning the quality of being kind, tender, or mild-mannered:

gentleness

Meaning the ability or willingness to tolerate the existence of opinions or behaviour that one dislikes or disagrees with:

tolerance

Meaning the fact or quality of being more merciful or tolerant than expected; clemency:

lenience, leniency

Meaning enthusiasm, affection, or kindness:

warmth

Meaning a gentle feeling of fondness or liking:

affection

Meaning an intense feeling of deep affection:

love

Meaning harmony or accordance in opinion or feeling:

agreement

Meaning an agreement with someone to do something:

arrangement

Meaning an agreement entered into by two or more parties for their mutual benefit, especially in a business or political context:

deal

Meaning an agreement between two or more people or groups as to what each will do for the other:

bargain

Meaning an official agreement intended to resolve a dispute or conflict:

settlement

Meaning a solemn promise or undertaking:

pledge

Meaning a declaration or assurance that one will do something or that a particular thing will happen:

promise

Meaning a formal agreement between individuals or parties:

pact

Meaning a small flat case containing face powder, a mirror, and a powder puff:

compact

Meaning a written or spoken agreement, especially one concerning employment, sales, or tenancy, that is intended to be enforceable by law:

contract

Meaning agreement or harmony between people or groups:

concord

Meaning a formally concluded and ratified agreement between states:

treaty

Meaning an agreement:

covenant

Meaning an agreement with legal force:

bond

understandings antonyms

Meaning lack of knowledge or information:

ignorance

Meaning a failure to understand something correctly:

misunderstanding

Meaning lack of interest, concern, or sympathy:

indifference

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