insight
noun
[ ˈɪnsʌɪt ]
• the capacity to gain an accurate and deep understanding of someone or something.
• "his mind soared to previously unattainable heights of insight"
Similar:
intuition,
perception,
awareness,
discernment,
understanding,
comprehension,
apprehension,
appreciation,
cognizance,
penetration,
acumen,
astuteness,
perspicacity,
perspicaciousness,
sagacity,
sageness,
discrimination,
judgement,
shrewdness,
sharpness,
sharp-wittedness,
acuity,
acuteness,
flair,
breadth of view,
vision,
far-sightedness,
prescience,
imagination,
nous,
horse sense,
savvy,
sapience,
arguteness,
Origin:
Middle English (in the sense ‘inner sight, wisdom’): probably of Scandinavian and Low German origin and related to Swedish insikt, Danish indsigt, Dutch inzicht, and German Einsicht .
