comprehension
comprehension is a 13-letter English word with 7 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: The act of comprehending, containing, or comprising; inclusion. Face value is 22 in Scrabble and 26 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
Definitions
- noun. The act of comprehending, containing, or comprising; inclusion.
- noun. That which is comprehended or inclosed within narrow limits; a summary; an epitome.
- noun. The capacity of the mind to perceive and understand; the power, act, or process of grasping with the intellect; perception; understanding; as, a comprehension of abstract principles.
- noun. The complement of attributes which make up the notion signified by a general term.
- noun. A figure by which the name of a whole is put for a part, or that of a part for a whole, or a definite number for an indefinite.
- noun. an ability to understand the meaning or importance of something (or the knowledge acquired as a result)
"how you can do that is beyond my comprehension"
"he was famous for his comprehension of American literature"
- noun. the relation of comprising something
"he admired the inclusion of so many ideas in such a short work"
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