Definition of understanding

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Understanding (a.) Knowing; intelligent; skillful; as, he is an understanding man..

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Comprehension :: Comprehension (n.) The capacity of the mind to perceive and understand; the power, act, or process of grasping with the intellect; perception; understanding; as, a comprehension of abstract principles..
Noemics :: Noemics (n.) The science of the understanding; intellectual science.
Discernible :: Discernible (a.) Capable of being discerned by the eye or the understanding; as, a star is discernible by the eye; the identity of difference of ideas is discernible by the understanding..
Acuteness :: Acuteness (n.) The faculty of nice discernment or perception; acumen; keenness; sharpness; sensitiveness; -- applied to the senses, or the understanding. By acuteness of feeling, we perceive small objects or slight impressions: by acuteness of intellect, we discern nice distinctions..
Misconception :: Misconception (n.) Erroneous conception; false opinion; wrong understanding.
Idiot :: Idiot (n.) A human being destitute of the ordinary intellectual powers, whether congenital, developmental, or accidental; commonly, a person without understanding from birth; a natural fool; a natural; an innocent..
Fool :: Fool (n.) One destitute of reason, or of the common powers of understanding; an idiot; a natural..
Natural :: Natural (n.) One born without the usual powers of reason or understanding; an idiot.
Cognizance :: Cognizance (n.) Apprehension by the understanding; perception; observation.
Manifestation :: Manifestation (n.) The act of manifesting or disclosing, or the state of being manifested; discovery to the eye or to the understanding; also, that which manifests; exhibition; display; revelation; as, the manifestation of God's power in creation..
Doter :: Doter (n.) One who dotes; a man whose understanding is enfeebled by age; a dotard.
Foolish :: Foolish (a.) Marked with, or exhibiting, folly; void of understanding; weak in intellect; without judgment or discretion; silly; unwise..
Misunderstanding :: Misunderstanding (n.) Mistake of the meaning; error; misconception.
Head :: Head (n.) The seat of the intellect; the brain; the understanding; the mental faculties; as, a good head, that is, a good mind; it never entered his head, it did not occur to him; of his own head, of his own thought or will..
Study :: Study (v. t.) To apply the mind to; to read and examine for the purpose of learning and understanding; as, to study law or theology; to study languages..
Understandingly :: Understandingly (adv.) In an understanding manner; intelligibly; with full knowledge or comprehension; intelligently; as, to vote upon a question understandingly; to act or judge understandingly..
Diswitted :: Diswitted (a.) Deprived of wits or understanding; distracted.
Misapprehension :: Misapprehension (n.) A mistaking or mistake; wrong apprehension of one's meaning of a fact; misconception; misunderstanding.
Antepredicament :: Antepredicament (n.) A prerequisite to a clear understanding of the predicaments and categories, such as definitions of common terms..
Misunderstanding :: Misunderstanding (n.) Disagreement; difference of opinion; dissension; quarrel.
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