'Insight' definitions:
Definition of 'insight'
From: WordNet
noun
Clear or deep perception of a situation [syn: penetration, insight]
noun
A feeling of understanding [syn: insight, perceptiveness, perceptivity]
noun
The clear (and often sudden) understanding of a complex situation [syn: insight, brainstorm, brainwave]
noun
Grasping the inner nature of things intuitively [syn: insight, sixth sense]
Definition of 'Insight'
From: GCIDE
- Insight \In"sight`\, n.
- 1. A sight or view of the interior of anything; a deep inspection or view; introspection; -- frequently used with into. [1913 Webster]
- He had an insight into almost all the secrets of state. --Jortin. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Power of acute observation and deduction; penetration; discernment; perception. [1913 Webster]
- Quickest insight In all things that to greatest actions lead. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'insight'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- a priori knowledge,
- acuity,
- acumen,
- acuteness,
- anschauung,
- anticipation,
- apperception,
- appreciation,
- appreciativeness,
- astuteness,
- awareness,
- buddhi,
- clairsentience,
- clairvoyance,
- cogency,
- cognition,
- cognizance,
- comprehension,
- consciousness,
- critical discernment,
- direct apprehension,
- discernment,
- ESP,
- extrasensory perception,
- farseeingness,
- farsightedness,
- flair,
- foresight,
- foresightedness,
- immediate cognition,
- incisiveness,
- inspiration,
- intuition,
- intuitionism,
- intuitive reason,
- intuitiveness,
- intuitivism,
- judgement,
- judgment,
- knowledge without thought,
- longheadedness,
- longsightedness,
- lucidity,
- mindfulness,
- noesis,
- note,
- notice,
- penetration,
- perception,
- perceptiveness,
- percipience,
- perspicaciousness,
- perspicacity,
- perspicuity,
- perspicuousness,
- precognition,
- premonition,
- providence,
- psychometry,
- realization,
- recognition,
- sagaciousness,
- sagacity,
- sageness,
- sapience,
- satori,
- second sight,
- second-sightedness,
- sensibility,
- sensitivity,
- sharpness,
- sixth sense,
- subconscious knowledge,
- subconscious perception,
- trenchancy,
- understanding,
- unmediated perception,
- vision,
- wisdom