What does insight mean?

Definitions for insight
ˈɪnˌsaɪtin·sight

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Princeton's WordNet

  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

Wiktionary

  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 Dictionary

  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.

ChatGPT

  1. insight

    Insight is the ability to gain deep and intuitive understanding of a particular subject, situation, or problem. It involves perceiving the underlying truths or fundamental principles that may not be immediately obvious, leading to novel or significant observations, ideas, or solutions. Insight frequently emerges from a combination of knowledge, experience, perception, and critical thinking. It allows individuals to make connections, recognize patterns, and generate new perspectives or interpretations that can shape decision-making, problem-solving, and overall understanding.

Webster Dictionary

  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 Dictionary

  1. Insight

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

Editors Contribution

  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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British National Corpus

  1. Nouns Frequency

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

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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. Darrell Sales:

    It's been a whirlwind of events and a lot of emotions and a lot of different things happening at once, i've seen plenty of houses burn down and, you know, I definitely have a new perspective or just a new insight now that my house has joined that group.

  2. Alex Hamerstone:

    The US government has a duty to protect its information, and we can assume that this decision is based on careful consideration and evidence, some or much of which they have not made public, while I don't have insight into the dealings of the Russian government and Kaspersky, we've seen in the news over the last few years that US companies regularly cooperate with US intelligence agencies … why would we think that this isn't happening in other countries too?

  3. Republican Rep. Jason Chaffetz:

    [Earnest] suggested that you should be invited to appear at the hearing as well, because you have some 'interesting insight' into the JCPOA [the Iran deal]. Therefore your appearance before the Committee would be contingent on Mr. Rhodes’ appearance at that hearing.

  4. Andrew Demaria:

    Marc Lourdes had a fierce dedication to Asia-Pacific and covering it, Marc Lourdes insight and context enriching CNN's global news agenda.

  5. Nick Weber:

    You can have all the insight in the world, but if you’re not leveraging it to look at what’s coming in the future, then it’s fundamentally less valuable.

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