INSIGHT
Dictionary entry overview: What does insight mean?
• INSIGHT (noun)
The noun INSIGHT has 4 senses:
1. clear or deep perception of a situation
2. a feeling of understanding
3. the clear (and often sudden) understanding of a complex situation
4. grasping the inner nature of things intuitively
Familiarity information: INSIGHT used as a noun is uncommon.
Dictionary entry details
• INSIGHT (noun)
Meaning:
Clear or deep perception of a situation
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Synonyms:
insight; penetration
Hypernyms ("insight" is a kind of...):
perception (knowledge gained by perceiving)
Meaning:
A feeling of understanding
Classified under:
Nouns denoting feelings and emotions
Synonyms:
perceptiveness; perceptivity; insight
Hypernyms ("insight" is a kind of...):
sensibility (refined sensitivity to pleasurable or painful impressions)
Meaning:
The clear (and often sudden) understanding of a complex situation
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Synonyms:
brainstorm; brainwave; insight
Hypernyms ("insight" is a kind of...):
apprehension; discernment; savvy; understanding (the cognitive condition of someone who understands)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "insight"):
light (mental understanding as an enlightening experience)
revelation (an enlightening or astonishing disclosure)
breakthrough; discovery; find (a productive insight)
flash (a sudden brilliant understanding)
Meaning:
Grasping the inner nature of things intuitively
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Synonyms:
sixth sense; insight
Hypernyms ("insight" is a kind of...):
intuition (instinctive knowing (without the use of rational processes))
