settlement vs understanding

understanding vs settlement

settlement and understanding both are nouns.

settlement is not an adjective while understanding is an adjective.

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

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

settlement: a conclusive resolution of a matter and disposition of it
understanding: the statement (oral or written) of an exchange of promises

Other hypernyms of settlement include agreement.

settlement (noun)	understanding (noun)
termination of a business operation by using its assets to discharge its liabilities	the capacity for rational thought or inference or discrimination
the act of colonizing; the establishment of colonies	the cognitive condition of someone who understands
something settled or resolved; the outcome of decision making	an inclination to support or be loyal to or to agree with an opinion
a conclusive resolution of a matter and disposition of it	the statement (oral or written) of an exchange of promises
a body of people who settle far from home but maintain ties with their homeland; inhabitants remain nationals of their home state but are not literally under the home state's system of government
a community of people smaller than a town
an area where a group of families live together

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

Difference between settlement and understanding

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