recognition vs understanding

understanding vs recognition

recognition and understanding both are nouns.

recognition is not an adjective while understanding is an adjective.

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

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

recognition: coming to understand something clearly and distinctly
understanding: the cognitive condition of someone who understands

Other hypernyms of recognition include apprehension, discernment, savvy.

recognition (noun)	understanding (noun)
designation by the chair granting a person the right to speak in a deliberative body	the capacity for rational thought or inference or discrimination
the process of recognizing something or someone by remembering	the cognitive condition of someone who understands
an acceptance (as of a claim) as true and valid	an inclination to support or be loyal to or to agree with an opinion
coming to understand something clearly and distinctly	the statement (oral or written) of an exchange of promises
approval
the explicit and formal acknowledgement of a government or of the national independence of a country
(biology) the ability of one molecule to attach to another molecule that has a complementary shape
the state or quality of being recognized or acknowledged

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

Difference between recognition and understanding

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