Understanding
Part of speech: noun
Definition: Mental, sometimes emotional process of comprehension, assimilation of knowledge, which is subjective by its nature. Reason or intelligence, ability to grasp the full meaning of knowledge, ability to infer. Opinion, judgement or outlook. An informal contract, mutual agreement. A reconciliation of differences. Sympathy. All that people individually sense and feel of ourselves.
Part of speech: adjective
Definition: Showing compassion.
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To grasp a concept fully and thoroughly, especially (of words, statements, art, etc.) to be aware of the meaning of and (of people) to be aware of the intent of.
Example sentence: A man is given the choice between loving women and understanding them.
Savvy
Part of speech: adjective
Definition: shrewd, well-informed and perceptive.
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To understand
Part of speech: interjection
Definition: A phrase to determine if something is understood.
Example sentence: There's something to be said for CEOs' entering politics: In theory, they have management expertise and financial savvy. Then again, it didn't work so well with Dick Cheney.