insight

CEFRB2

/ˈɪnsaɪ̯t/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A clear and deep understanding of a person, problem, or situation.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    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

Examples

  • He gave them the benefit of his insight.

  • This poem calls for great insight from the reader.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
3
Synonyms
4

Also pronounced

  • [ˈɪnsɐɪ̯t]
  • /ˈɪnsɑe̯t/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. Power of acute observation and deduction.

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

  3. Intuitive apprehension of the inner nature of a thing or things; intuition.

More examples

In context

  • The history of our study of our solar system shows us clearly that accepted and conventional ideas are often wrong, and that fundamental insights can arise from the most unexpected sources.

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

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”).