Hyphenation of understanding

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word understanding? This word can be hyphenated and contains 4 syllables as shown below.

un-der-stand-ing

Definitions of understanding:

1.	The cognitive condition of someone who understands He has virtually no understanding of social cause and effect
2.	The statement (oral or written) of an exchange of promises They had an agreement that they would not interfere in each other's business There was an understanding between management and the workers
3.	An inclination to support or be loyal to or to agree with an opinion His sympathies were always with the underdog I knew I could count on his understanding
4.	The capacity for rational thought or inference or discrimination We are told that man is endowed with reason and capable of distinguishing good from evil
5.	Characterized by understanding based on comprehension and discernment and empathy An understanding friend

Synonyms of understanding:

adj	perceptive
noun	apprehension, discernment, savvy, knowing
noun	agreement, statement
noun	sympathy, inclination, disposition, tendency
noun	reason, intellect, faculty, mental faculty, module

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Hyphenator

The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.