gentlemen's agreement vs understanding

understanding vs gentlemen's agreement

gentlemen's agreement and understanding both are nouns.

gentlemen's agreement is not an adjective while understanding is an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
gentlemen's agreement	Yes	No	No	No
understanding	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, understanding is a hypernym of gentlemen's agreement; that is, understanding is a word with a broader meaning than gentlemen's agreement:

gentlemen's agreement: a personal agreement based on honor and not legally binding
understanding: the statement (oral or written) of an exchange of promises

Other hypernyms of gentlemen's agreement include agreement.

gentlemen's agreement (noun)	understanding (noun)
a personal agreement based on honor and not legally binding	the capacity for rational thought or inference or discrimination
	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

gentlemen's agreement (adjective)	understanding (adjective)
	characterized by understanding based on comprehension and discernment and empathy

Difference between gentlemen's agreement and understanding

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