understanding vs gentlemen's agreement

gentlemen's agreement vs understanding

understanding and gentlemen's agreement both are nouns.

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

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

As nouns, gentlemen's agreement is a hyponym of understanding; that is, gentlemen's agreement is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than understanding:

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

Other hyponyms of understanding include confederacy, conspiracy, fair-trade agreement, covenant, unilateral contract, sale, sales agreement, bargain, deal, working agreement, written agreement, submission, entente, entente cordiale, oral contract, reservation, settlement, severance agreement, suicide pact, prenuptial agreement, tying arrangement.

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

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

Difference between understanding and gentlemen's agreement

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