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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Intellectual :: Intellectual (n.) The intellect or understanding; mental powers or faculties.
Apparent :: Apparent (a.) Clear or manifest to the understanding; plain; evident; obvious; known; palpable; indubitable.
Nous :: Nous (n.) Intellect; understanding; talent; -- used humorously.
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..
Uptake :: Uptake (n.) Understanding; apprehension.
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..
Delineate :: Delineate (v. t.) To portray to the mind or understanding by words; to set forth; to describe.
Misunderstanding :: Misunderstanding (n.) Disagreement; difference of opinion; dissension; quarrel.
Mistake :: Mistake (n.) An apprehending wrongly; a misconception; a misunderstanding; a fault in opinion or judgment; an unintentional error of conduct.
Dull :: Dull (superl.) Slow of understanding; wanting readiness of apprehension; stupid; doltish; blockish.
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..
Stupid :: Stupid (a.) Very dull; insensible; senseless; wanting in understanding; heavy; sluggish; in a state of stupor; -- said of persons.
Construction :: Construction (n.) The method of construing, interpreting, or explaining a declaration or fact; an attributed sense or meaning; understanding; explanation; interpretation; sense..
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..
Blockhead :: Blockhead (n.) A stupid fellow; a dolt; a person deficient in understanding.
Intelligence :: Intelligence (n.) The act or state of knowing; the exercise of the understanding.
Indefinitude :: Indefinitude (n.) Indefiniteness; vagueness; also, number or quantity not limited by our understanding, though yet finite..
Dim :: Dim (v. t.) To deprive of distinct vision; to hinder from seeing clearly, either by dazzling or clouding the eyes; to darken the senses or understanding of..
Skill :: Skill (n.) Knowledge; understanding.
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