insight

Meaning

1. A sight or view of the interior of anything; a deep inspection or view; introspection; frequently used with into.
2. Power of acute observation and deduction
3. 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. Intuitive apprehension of the inner nature of a thing or things; intuition.
5. An extended understanding of a subject resulting from identification of relationships and behaviors within a model, context, or scenario.
6. An individual's awareness of the nature and severity of one's mental illness.

Concepts

insight

discernment

perception

intuition

understanding

perspicacity

penetration

knowledge

comprehension

sagacity

instinct

foresight

brainwave

wisdom

realisation

discrimination

views

opinion

flair

flash

perspective

farsightedness

enlightenment

mind reading

presentiment

telepathy

conception

sixth sense

brainstorm

perceptiveness

perceptivity

acumen

vision

awareness

comprehend

understand

idea

clue

catch a glimpse of

power of observation

pride

self-respect

hunch

intellectual acumen

forecast

outlook

prospect

unobstructed view

contemplation

introspection

intuitive vision

meditation

depth

profoundness

extrasensory perception

premonition

cognition

knowing

intelligence

sapience

astuteness

acuteness

subtlety

consciousness

apprehension

attitude

belief

conceptualisation

conceptuality

conceptualization

estimation

feeling

grasp

grip

hold

notion

realization

common sense

observation point

point of view

viewpoint

inspired

revelation

conjecture

guess

surmise

prudence

interpretation

apprehend

detection

know

gaze

religion

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɪnsaɪ̯t/

Etymology

From Middle English insight, insiht (“insight, mental vision, intelligence, understanding”), equivalent to in- + sight. Perhaps continuing Old English insiht (“narrative, argument, account”), from Proto-Germanic *insahtiz (“account, narrative, argument”). Compare West Frisian ynsjoch (“insight”), Dutch inzicht (“insight, awareness, view, opinion”), German Low German Insicht (“insight”), German Einsicht (“insight, knowledge, perception, understanding”), Danish indsigt (“insight”), Swedish insikt (“insight”), Icelandic innsýn (“insight”).