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Nouns (8)

n. the statement (oral or written) of an exchange of promises; "they had an agreement that they would not interfere in each other's business"; "there was an understanding between management and the workers"

sympathy, understanding

n. an inclination to support or be loyal to or to agree with an opinion; "his sympathies were always with the underdog"; "I knew I could count on his understanding"

understanding, apprehension, discernment, savvy

n. the cognitive condition of someone who understands; "he has virtually no understanding of social cause and effect"

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Adjectives (1)

understanding

adj. characterized by understanding based on comprehension and discernment and empathy; "an understanding friend"

Fuzzynyms (94)

obligation

n. a legal agreement specifying a payment or action and the penalty for failure to comply

charter

n. a contract to hire or lease transportation

compromise

n. an accommodation in which both sides make concessions; "the newly elected congressmen rejected a compromise because they considered it `business as usual'"

partnership

n. a contract between two or more persons who agree to pool talent and money and share profits or losses

guarantee

n. an unconditional commitment that something will happen or that something is true; "there is no guarantee that they are not lying"

organization, organisation

n. the activity or result of distributing or disposing persons or things properly or methodically; "his organization of the work force was very efficient"

deal

n. the act of distributing playing cards; "the deal was passed around the table clockwise"

contract

n. a binding agreement between two or more persons that is enforceable by law

convention

n. (diplomacy) an international agreement

treaty, pact, accord

n. a written agreement between two states or sovereigns

empathy

n. understanding and entering into another's feelings

concept, conception, construct

n. an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances

impression, feeling, belief, notion, opinion

n. a vague idea in which some confidence is placed; "his impression of her was favorable"; "what are your feelings about the crisis?"; "it strengthened my belief in his sincerity"; "I had a feeling that she was lying"

sensitivity, sensitiveness

n. sensitivity to emotional feelings (of self and others)

percept, perception, perceptual experience

n. the representation of what is perceived; basic component in the formation of a concept

understanding, apprehension, discernment, savvy

n. the cognitive condition of someone who understands; "he has virtually no understanding of social cause and effect"

tolerance

n. willingness to recognize and respect the beliefs or practices of others

cognition, knowledge, noesis

n. the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning

acquaintance, familiarity, conversance, conversancy

n. personal knowledge or information about someone or something

data, information

n. a collection of facts from which conclusions may be drawn; "statistical data"

information, info

n. a message received and understood

enlightenment

n. education that results in understanding and the spread of knowledge

culture

n. the attitudes and behavior that are characteristic of a particular social group or organization; "the developing drug culture"; "the reason that the agency is doomed to inaction has something to do with the FBI culture"

eruditeness, erudition, learnedness, learning, scholarship, encyclopedism, encyclopaedism

n. profound scholarly knowledge

literacy

n. the ability to read and write

training, preparation, grooming

n. activity leading to skilled behavior

schooling

n. the training of an animal (especially the training of a horse for dressage)

steering, guidance, direction

n. the act of setting and holding a course; "a new council was installed under the direction of the king"

Wisdom of Solomon, Wisdom

n. an Apocryphal book consisting mainly of a meditation on wisdom; although ascribed to Solomon it was probably written in the first century BC

intelligence

n. the ability to comprehend; to understand and profit from experience

experience

n. the content of direct observation or participation in an event; "he had a religious experience"; "he recalled the experience vividly"

news, intelligence, tidings, word

n. information about recent and important events; "they awaited news of the outcome"

edification, sophistication

n. uplifting enlightenment

education, instruction, teaching, pedagogy, didactics, educational activity

n. the activities of educating or instructing; activities that impart knowledge or skill; "he received no formal education"; "our instruction was carefully programmed"; "good classroom teaching is seldom rewarded"

common sense, good sense, gumption, horse sense, sense, mother wit

n. sound practical judgment; "Common sense is not so common"; "he hasn't got the sense God gave little green apples"; "fortunately she had the good sense to run away"

shrewdness, astuteness, perspicacity, perspicaciousness

n. intelligence manifested by being astute (as in business dealings)

perception

n. knowledge gained by perceiving; "a man admired for the depth of his perception"

sensitivity, sensitiveness

n. sensitivity to emotional feelings (of self and others)

percept, perception, perceptual experience

n. the representation of what is perceived; basic component in the formation of a concept

sympathy, understanding

n. an inclination to support or be loyal to or to agree with an opinion; "his sympathies were always with the underdog"; "I knew I could count on his understanding"

Synonyms (9)

penetrative, penetrating

adj. tending to penetrate; having the power of entering or piercing; "a toxic penetrative spray applied to the surface"; "a cold penetrating wind"; "a penetrating odor"

apperceptive

adj. able to relate new percepts to past experience

observant, observing

adj. quick to notice; showing quick and keen perception

quick-sighted, sharp-sighted, sharp-eyed

adj. keenly perceptive or alert; "quick-sighted into the faults of the time"- Leonard Bacon

subtle

adj. able to make fine distinctions; "a subtle mind"

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