† understandingnessn.
Obsolete.
The state or condition of having understanding; the faculty of understanding.
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the mind > mental capacity > understanding > [noun]
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understandinga1050
intention1340
intendmentc1374
knowledgea1387
intelligencec1390
conceitc1405
intellect?a1475
perceiverancea1500
perceiverationa1500
receipta1500
intendiment1528
reach1542
apprehension1570
toucha1586
understandingnessa1628
apprehensivenessa1639
ingenuity1651
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intelligibility1661
intelligency1663
uptake1816
a1628 F. Greville Certaine Wks. (1633) i. 60 In Mans youth, perchance, Fame multiplies Courage, and actiue vnderstandingnesse.
1662 J. Chandler tr. J. B. van Helmont Oriatrike 25 In the understandingness of the understanding.
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