(2)S: (n) agreement#1 (agreement%1:10:01::), understanding#2 (understanding%1:10:00::) (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"
(1)S: (n) sympathy#1 (sympathy%1:09:00::), understanding#3 (understanding%1:09:03::) (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"
(1)S: (n) reason#3 (reason%1:09:00::), understanding#4 (understanding%1:09:00::), intellect#2 (intellect%1:09:01::) (the capacity for rational thought or inference or discrimination) "we are told that man is endowed with reason and capable of distinguishing good from evil"
(1)S: (adj) understanding#1 (understanding%3:00:00:perceptive:00) (characterized by understanding based on comprehension and discernment and empathy) "an understanding friend"