Definition of understanding

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Understanding (n.) The power to understand; the intellectual faculty; the intelligence; the rational powers collectively conceived an designated; the higher capacities of the intellect; the power to distinguish truth from falsehood, and to adapt means to ends..

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Irrational :: Irrational (a.) Not rational; void of reason or understanding; as, brutes are irrational animals..
Clear :: Clear (v. t.) To render more quick or acute, as the understanding; to make perspicacious..
Mess :: Mess (n.) A disagreeable mixture or confusion of things; hence, a situation resulting from blundering or from misunderstanding; as, he made a mess of it..
Lackbrain :: Lackbrain (n.) One who is deficient in understanding; a witless person.
Brainsick :: Brainsick (a.) Disordered in the understanding; giddy; thoughtless.
Clear-seeing :: Clear-seeing (a.) Having a clear physical or mental vision; having a clear understanding.
Blunt :: Blunt (a.) Dull in understanding; slow of discernment; stupid; -- opposed to acute.
Sense :: Sense (v. t.) Perception through the intellect; apprehension; recognition; understanding; discernment; appreciation.
Intellectualist :: Intellectualist (n.) One who overrates the importance of the understanding.
Misregard :: Misregard (n.) Wrong understanding; misconstruction.
Understanding :: Understanding (a.) Knowing; intelligent; skillful; as, he is an understanding man..
Learn :: Learn (v. t.) To gain knowledge or information of; to ascertain by inquiry, study, or investigation; to receive instruction concerning; to fix in the mind; to acquire understanding of, or skill; as, to learn the way; to learn a lesson; to learn dancing; to learn to skate; to learn the violin; to learn the truth about something..
Understanding :: Understanding (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Understan.
Incomprehension :: Incomprehension (n.) Want of comprehension or understanding.
Provided :: Provided (conj.) On condition; by stipulation; with the understanding; if; -- usually followed by that; as, provided that nothing in this act shall prejudice the rights of any person whatever..
Understanding :: Understanding (n.) The act of one who understands a thing, in any sense of the verb; knowledge; discernment; comprehension; interpretation; explanation..
Sensible :: Sensible (a.) Capable of being perceived by the senses; apprehensible through the bodily organs; hence, also, perceptible to the mind; making an impression upon the sense, reason, or understanding; ////// heat; sensible resistance..
Intelligential :: Intelligential (a.) Of or pertaining to the intelligence; exercising or implying understanding; intellectual.
Misintelligence :: Misintelligence (n.) Disagreement; misunderstanding.
Cognizance :: Cognizance (n.) Apprehension by the understanding; perception; observation.
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