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4 meanings: 1. the ability to perceive clearly or deeply; penetration 2. a penetrating and often sudden understanding, as of a.... Click for more definitions.
There is one meaning in OED's entry for the adjective insightful. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence. Entry status. OED is undergoing a continuous programme of revision to modernize and improve definitions. This entry has not yet been fully revised. See meaning & use.
The adjective 'insightful' has its roots in the word 'insight,' which can be traced back to the Middle English term 'insighten,' meaning 'to understand or have an inner view.' The word 'insight' itself is a combination of 'in,' meaning 'inward,' and 'sight,' referring to the act of seeing or perception.
INSIGHTFUL translate: perspicace, pénétrant/-ante. Learn more in the Cambridge English-French Dictionary.
INSIGHTFUL translate: 有洞察力的;見解深刻的. Learn more in the Cambridge English-Chinese traditional Dictionary.
Insight is the understanding of a specific cause and effect within a particular context. [citation needed] The term insight can have several related meanings: a piece of information; the act or result of understanding the inner nature of things or of seeing intuitively (called noesis in Greek) an introspection
Perhaps the most insightful is “Vino, Veritas” by Peter Spiegelman in which superheroes face the truth of their decision processes and the outcome. The Darker Mask-Gary Phillips and Christopher Chambers (editors) « The Merry Genre Go Round Reviews 2008. It does contain short insightful notes by Ross, legendary for his glossy painted ...
