ALL meanings of self-understanding
self-un·der·stand·ing
S s - noun self-understanding mental process of a person who comprehends; comprehension; personal interpretation: My understanding of the word does not agree with yours. 1
- noun self-understanding intellectual faculties; intelligence; mind: a quick understanding. 1
- noun self-understanding superior power of discernment; enlightened intelligence: With her keen understanding she should have become a leader. 1
- noun self-understanding knowledge of or familiarity with a particular thing; skill in dealing with or handling something: an understanding of accounting practice. 1
- noun self-understanding a state of cooperative or mutually tolerant relations between people: To him, understanding and goodwill were the supreme virtues. 1
- noun self-understanding a mutual agreement, especially of a private, unannounced, or tacit kind: They had an understanding about who would do the dishes. 1
- noun self-understanding an agreement regulating joint activity or settling differences, often informal or preliminary in character: After hours of negotiation, no understanding on a new contract was reached. 1
- noun self-understanding Philosophy. the power of abstract thought; logical power. Kantianism. the mental faculty resolving the sensory manifold into the transcendental unity of apperception. 1
- adjective self-understanding characterized by understanding; prompted by, based on, or demonstrating comprehension, intelligence, discernment, empathy, or the like: an understanding attitude. 1
- noun self-understanding the ability to understand one's own actions 0