Definition of understanding

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Understanding (n.) Specifically, the discursive faculty; the faculty of knowing by the medium or use of general conceptions or relations. In this sense it is contrasted with, and distinguished from, the reason..

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Misunderstanding :: Misunderstanding (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Misunderstan.
Amentia :: Amentia (n.) Imbecility; total want of understanding.
Tenor :: Tenor (n.) That course of thought which holds on through a discourse; the general drift or course of thought; purport; intent; meaning; understanding.
Noematical :: Noematical (a.) Of or pertaining to the understanding.
Reason :: Reason (n.) The faculty or capacity of the human mind by which it is distinguished from the intelligence of the inferior animals; the higher as distinguished from the lower cognitive faculties, sense, imagination, and memory, and in contrast to the feelings and desires. Reason comprises conception, judgment, reasoning, and the intuitional faculty. Specifically, it is the intuitional faculty, or the faculty of first truths, as distinguished from the understanding, which is called the discursive o
Misacceptation :: Misacceptation (n.) Wrong acceptation; understanding in a wrong sense.
Allegorization :: Allegorization (n.) The act of turning into allegory, or of understanding in an allegorical sense..
Lackbrain :: Lackbrain (n.) One who is deficient in understanding; a witless person.
Skill :: Skill (n.) Knowledge; understanding.
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..
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..
Enlighten :: Enlighten (v. t.) To make clear to the intellect or conscience; to shed the light of truth and knowledge upon; to furnish with increase of knowledge; to instruct; as, to enlighten the mind or understanding..
Enrich :: Enrich (v. t.) To make rich with any kind of wealth; to render opulent; to increase the possessions of; as, to enrich the understanding with knowledge..
Intellect :: Intellect (n.) The part or faculty of the human soul by which it knows, as distinguished from the power to feel and to will; sometimes, the capacity for higher forms of knowledge, as distinguished from the power to perceive objects in their relations; the power to judge and comprehend; the thinking faculty; the understanding..
Jurisprudent :: Jurisprudent (a.) Understanding law; skilled in jurisprudence.
Cognizance :: Cognizance (n.) Apprehension by the understanding; perception; observation.
Witling :: Witling (n.) A person who has little wit or understanding; a pretender to wit or smartness.
Blindly :: Blindly (adv.) Without sight, discernment, or understanding; without thought, investigation, knowledge, or purpose of one's own..
Doter :: Doter (n.) One who dotes; a man whose understanding is enfeebled by age; a dotard.
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..
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