Definition of understandings

Scrabble & Words with friends points


  • understandings is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 17
  • understandings is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 17
  • understandings is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 22

Definition of understandings


  • the statement (oral or written) of an exchange of promises (noun)

    Examples

    1. there was an understanding between management and the workers

    Synonyms

    1. agreement
  • the capacity for rational thought or inference or discrimination (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. intellect
    2. reason
  • an inclination to support or be loyal to or to agree with an opinion (noun)

    Examples

    1. I knew I could count on his understanding

    Synonyms

    1. sympathy
  • the cognitive condition of someone who understands (noun)

    Examples

    1. he has virtually no understanding of social cause and effect

    Synonyms

    1. apprehension
    2. discernment
    3. savvy
  • characterized by understanding based on comprehension and discernment and empathy (adjective)

    Examples

    1. an understanding friend

See definition of understandings in Merriam Webster