different between understanding vs inwit

English

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?nd??stand??/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /??nd??stænd??/
• Rhymes: -ænd??
• Hyphenation: un?der?stand?ing

Noun

understanding (countable and uncountable, plural understandings) (with of, but with for in sense of "sympathy")

1. (gerund, uncountable) The act of one that understands or comprehends; comprehension; knowledge; discernment.
2. (countable) Reason or intelligence, ability to grasp the full meaning of knowledge, ability to infer.
3. (countable) Opinion, judgement or outlook.

4. (countable) An agreement of minds; harmony; something mutually understood or agreed upon.
   1. An informal contract; mutual agreement.

   2. A reconciliation of differences.

5. (uncountable) Sympathy.

Derived terms

• peace that passeth understanding

Translations

See also

• intellection

Adjective

understanding (comparative more understanding, superlative most understanding)

1. Showing compassion.
2. (dated) Knowing; skilful.

Translations

Verb

understanding

1. present participle of understand

English

Etymology

From Middle English inwit (“mind, reason, intellect, understanding; soul, spirit; feeling; the collection of inner faculties; one of five inner faculties; one of the outer bodily senses.; inward awareness of right or wrong, conscience”), from Old English *inwitt, in?ewitnes (“consciousness, conscience, knowledge, knowing”), equivalent to in- +? wit. Compare Scots inwit, Saterland Frisian Gewieten, West Frisian gewisse, Dutch geweten, German Low German Geweten, German Gewissen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??nw?t/

Noun

inwit (uncountable)

1. (archaic) Inward knowledge or understanding.
2. (obsolete) Conscience; inward sense of morality.

Derived terms

• angel's inwit

Middle English

Alternative forms

• ynwitt, inwitt, inwytt, ynwytt, inwyt, inwytte, ine-wyt

Etymology

From Old English *inwitt; equivalent to in- +? witt.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?inwit/, /?n?wit/

Noun

inwit (uncountable)

1. reasoning, mental acuity, brainpower.
2. attitude, impression, essence
3. A mental process or power
4. morality, moral code; judgement
5. (rare) plan, intent, purpose.

Descendants

• English: inwit (archaic)

References

• “inwit, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-05-02.