Connection
Connection noun - The fact or state of having something in common.
Understanding and connection are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Understanding" instead a noun "Connection".
Understanding
Understanding noun - An arrangement about action to be taken.
Connection and understanding are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Connection" instead a noun "Understanding".
How words are described
| emotional | emotional connection | emotional understanding |
| intimate | intimate connection | intimate understanding |
| human | human connection | human understanding |
| good | good connection | good understanding |
| Other adjectives: clear, instant, true, genuine, deep, logical, strong, actual, real, loose, little, innate, new, vague, apparent, greater, cultural, magical, deeper. | ||
Both words in one sentence
- While the relationship between the prostitute and her recurring client is primarily sexual and professional, their genuine warmth and affection for each other are built on real connection and understanding.
Source: Sex Equals Love -
VIKI uses this connection to upload her (twisted) logic and understanding of the Three Laws into the consumer-model NS-5's.
Source: Red Eyes, Take Warning - Improvised spells in Mage: The Awakening are purely mental, powered solely by the mage's connection to the Supernal Realms and personal understanding of the magical discipline being used.
Source: Thought-Controlled Power
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