Definitions for Insight
ˈɪnˌsaɪtin·sight

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:2.5 / 2 votes

1. penetration, insightnoun

   clear or deep perception of a situation

2. insight, perceptiveness, perceptivitynoun

   a feeling of understanding

3. insight, brainstorm, brainwavenoun

   the clear (and often sudden) understanding of a complex situation

4. insight, sixth sensenoun

   grasping the inner nature of things intuitively

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. insightnoun

   A sight or view of the interior of anything; a deep inspection or view; introspection; frequently used with into.

2. insightnoun

   Power of acute observation and deduction; penetration; discernment; perception.

3. insightnoun

   Knowledge (usually derived from consumer understanding) that a company applies in order to make a product or brand perform better and be more appealing to customers

4. insightnoun

   The act or result of apprehending the inner nature of things or of seeing intuitively

5. insightnoun

   An extended understanding of a subject resulting from identification of relationships and behaviors within a model, context, or scenario.

6. Etymology: From insight, insiht, from in- (from) + sight, siht, or from insiht. Compare inzicht, Einsicht. More at in, sight.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Insightnoun

   Inspection; deep view; knowledge of the interiour parts; thorough skill in any thing.

   Etymology: insicht, Dutch. This word had formerly the accent on the first syllable.

   Hardy shepherd, such as thy merits, such may be her insight
   Justly to grant thee reward. Philip Sidney.

   Straightway sent with careful diligence
   To fetch a leech, the which had great insight
   In that disease of grieved conscience,
   And well could cure the same; his name was patience. Edmund Spenser.

   Now will be the right season of forming them to be able writers, when they shall be thus fraught with an universal insight into things. John Milton.

   The use of a little insight in those parts of knowledge, which are not a man's proper business, is to accustom our minds to all sorts of ideas. John Locke.

   A garden gives us a great insight into the contrivance and wisdom of providence, and suggests innumerable subjects of meditation. Spectator.

   Due consideration, and a deeper insight into things, would soon have made them sensible of their error. John Woodward.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Insightnoun

   a sight or view of the interior of anything; a deep inspection or view; introspection; -- frequently used with into

2. Insightnoun

   power of acute observation and deduction; penetration; discernment; perception

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Insight

   in′sīt, n. sight into: thorough knowledge or skill: power of acute observation.

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. insight

   The intuitive ability and quality of feeling, knowing and understanding accurately and logically.

   Divine insight and knowledge is very enlightening and empowers us with intelligence to change what we are currently experiencing and we are very grateful x

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on April 1, 2020  

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Matched Categories

1. • Intuition
   • Perception
   • Sensibility
   • Understanding

British National Corpus

1. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Insight' in Nouns Frequency: #1717

Anagrams for Insight »

1. sight in

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Insight in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Insight in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of Insight in a Sentence

1. Matthew Dube (at weed thumb):

   Always Find the Golden Nugget. Every conversation you have with a wiseman carries a valuable nugget of information or insight. Be present and open to discovering it.

2. Verizon Media:

   With Apollo's sector expertise and strategic insight, Yahoo will be well positioned to capitalize on market opportunities, Verizon Media and transaction experience and continue to grow our full stack digital advertising platform.

3. Dan Swangard:

   It is a little bit of a blessing to know how I might die, i don't think a lot of patients have insight into what to expect.

4. James Clapper:

   I find it very disturbing that here we were in compliance with a request of the then-President of the United States to put into one document our insight and knowledge of the profound threat that Russia posed to this country, and now, apparently, we're being punished for this. John( Brennan) already has been.

5. Susan Peckenschneider:

   Over the past year we’ve conducted insight sessions -- via direct interview, surveys, a consistent theme was to make [the loyalty program] more rewarding for them. We looked at competition and listened to member feedback. Outside of more ways to redeem points, they said, ‘help me with my travel experience.’.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Insight
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Insight
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Insight
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Insight
5. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Insight