different between understanding vs pampering

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

Verb

pampering

1. present participle of pamper

Noun

pampering (plural pamperings)

1. The act by which somebody is pampered.
   • 1837, Robert Plumer Ward, Illustrations of Human Life (page 104)

     After all, hospitality is natural to man. Amid the ten thousand pamperings that attend upon wealth, it is forgotten, because we have not need for it; but it is only suspended, and the moment it is necessary, it revives.

Anagrams

• preamping, remapping