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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Misapprehension :: Misapprehension (n.) A mistaking or mistake; wrong apprehension of one's meaning of a fact; misconception; misunderstanding.
Child :: Child (n.) A young person of either sex. esp. one between infancy and youth; hence, one who exhibits the characteristics of a very young person, as innocence, obedience, trustfulness, limited understanding, etc..
Irrational :: Irrational (a.) Not rational; void of reason or understanding; as, brutes are irrational animals..
Incomprehensive :: Incomprehensive (a.) Not comprehensive; not capable of including or of understanding; not extensive; limited.
Intellection :: Intellection (n.) A mental act or process; especially: (a) The act of understanding; simple apprehension of ideas; intuition. Bentley. (b) A creation of the mind itself.
Wronghead :: Wronghead (n.) A person of a perverse understanding or obstinate character.
Doter :: Doter (n.) One who dotes; a man whose understanding is enfeebled by age; a dotard.
Glassite :: Glassite (n.) A member of a Scottish sect, founded in the 18th century by John Glass, a minister of the Established Church of Scotland, who taught that justifying faith is no more than a simple assent to the divine testimone passively recived by the understanding. The English and American adherents of this faith are called Sandemanians, after Robert Sandeman, the son-in-law and disciple of Glass..
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..
Partnership :: Partnership (n.) A contract between two or more competent persons for joining together their money, goods, labor, and skill, or any or all of them, under an understanding that there shall be a communion of profit between them, and for the purpose of carrying on a legal trade, business, or adventure..
Intellectual :: Intellectual (n.) The intellect or understanding; mental powers or faculties.
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..
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..
Witless :: Witless (a.) Destitute of wit or understanding; wanting thought; hence, indiscreet; not under the guidance of judgment..
Cognizance :: Cognizance (n.) Apprehension by the understanding; perception; observation.
Stupid :: Stupid (a.) Very dull; insensible; senseless; wanting in understanding; heavy; sluggish; in a state of stupor; -- said of persons.
Digest :: Digest (v. t.) To think over and arrange methodically in the mind; to reduce to a plan or method; to receive in the mind and consider carefully; to get an understanding of; to comprehend.
Nous :: Nous (n.) Intellect; understanding; talent; -- used humorously.
Headpiece :: Headpiece (n.) Understanding; mental faculty.
Brainless :: Brainless (a.) Without understanding; silly; thoughtless; witless.
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