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insight

  • noun
  • ĭn'sīt

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

Other meanings

  1. Power of acute observation and deduction.

  2. 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

Related words

  • insighted
  • insightful
  • insightless
  • inflicted insight

Example sentences

  • “He seeks insight from every experience.”

    Tatoeba · Igider · CC0
  • “You have good insight.”

    Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0

Word history

From Old English "insiht" (narrative, argument, account).

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “insight” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.