entente vs understanding

entente and understanding both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
entente	Yes	No	No	No
understanding	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, understanding is a hypernym of entente; that is, understanding is a word with a broader meaning than entente:

Other hypernyms of entente include agreement.

entente (noun)	understanding (noun)
a friendly understanding between political powers	the capacity for rational thought or inference or discrimination
an informal alliance between countries	the cognitive condition of someone who understands
	an inclination to support or be loyal to or to agree with an opinion
	the statement (oral or written) of an exchange of promises

entente (adjective)	understanding (adjective)
	characterized by understanding based on comprehension and discernment and empathy