Insight
Insight is the understanding of a specific cause and effect within a specific context. 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
the power of acute observation and deduction, discernment, and perception, called intellection or noesis
an understanding of cause and effect based on identification of relationships and behaviors within a model, context, or scenario (see artificial intelligence)An insight that manifests itself suddenly, such as understanding how to solve a difficult problem, is sometimes called by the German word Aha-Erlebnis. The term was coined by the German psychologist and theoretical linguist Karl Bühler. It is also known as an epiphany, eureka moment or (for cross word solvers) the penny dropping moment (PDM). Sudden sickening realisations identifying a problem rather than solving it, so Uh-oh rather than Aha moments are further seen in negative insight. A further example of negative insight is chagrin which is annoyance at the obviousness of a solution missed up until the point of insight, an example of this being the Homer Simpson’s D’oh!
Insight (noun)
A sight or view of the interior of anything; a deep inspection or view; introspection; frequently used with into.
Insight (noun)
Power of acute observation and deduction
“penetration|discernment|perception”
Insight (noun)
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
Insight (noun)
Intuitive apprehension of the inner nature of a thing or things; intuition.
Insight (noun)
An extended understanding of a subject resulting from identification of relationships and behaviors within a model, context, or scenario.
Insight (noun)
An individual’s awareness of the nature and severity of one’s mental illness.
Sight (noun)
The ability to see.
“He is losing his sight and now can barely read.”
Sight (noun)
The act of seeing; perception of objects by the eye; view.
“to gain sight of land”
Sight (noun)
Something seen.
Sight (noun)
Something worth seeing; a spectacle, either good or bad.
“We went to London and saw all the sights – Buckingham Palace, Tower Bridge, and so on.”
“You really look a sight in that ridiculous costume!”
Sight (noun)
A device used in aiming a projectile, through which the person aiming looks at the intended target.
Sight (noun)
A small aperture through which objects are to be seen, and by which their direction is settled or ascertained.
“the sight of a quadrant”
Sight (noun)
a great deal, a lot; frequently used to intensify a comparative.
“a sight of money”
“This is a darn sight better than what I’m used to at home!”
Sight (noun)
In a drawing, picture, etc., that part of the surface, as of paper or canvas, which is within the frame or the border or margin. In a frame, the open space, the opening.
Sight (noun)
The instrument of seeing; the eye.
Sight (noun)
Mental view; opinion; judgment.
“In their sight it was harmless.”
Sight (verb)
To register visually.
Sight (verb)
To get sight of (something).
“to sight land from a ship”
Sight (verb)
To apply sights to; to adjust the sights of; also, to give the proper elevation and direction to by means of a sight.
“to sight a rifle or a cannon”
Sight (verb)
To take aim at.
Insight (noun)
the capacity to gain an accurate and deep understanding of someone or something
“his mind soared to previously unattainable heights of insight”
Insight (noun)
an accurate and deep understanding
“his work provides important insights into language use”
“the town offers some insight into Finnish rural life”
Insight (noun)
awareness by a mentally ill person that their mental experiences are not based in external reality.
Sight (noun)
the faculty or power of seeing
“Joseph lost his sight as a baby”
“a sight test”
Sight (noun)
the action or fact of seeing someone or something
“I’ve always been scared of the sight of blood”
Sight (noun)
the area or distance within which someone can see or something can be seen
“he now refused to let Rose out of his sight”
Sight (noun)
a person’s view or consideration
“we are all equal in the sight of God”
Sight (noun)
a thing that one sees or that can be seen
“John was a familiar sight in the bar for many years”
“he was getting used to seeing unpleasant sights”
Sight (noun)
places of interest to tourists and visitors in a city, town, or other place
“she offered to show me the sights”
Sight (noun)
a person or thing having a ridiculous, repulsive, or dishevelled appearance
“‘I must look a frightful sight,’ she said”
Sight (noun)
a device on a gun or optical instrument used for assisting a person’s precise aim or observation
“there were reports of a man on the roof aiming a rifle and looking through its sights”
Sight (verb)
manage to see or observe (someone or something); catch an initial glimpse of
“tell me when you sight London Bridge”
Sight (verb)
take aim by looking through the sights of a gun
“she sighted down the barrel”
Sight (verb)
take a detailed visual measurement of something with or as with a sight
“he had to sight along the planks in the proper order to get the line right”
Sight (verb)
adjust the sight of (a firearm or optical instrument)
“even when using binoculars, it is difficult to sight the lens angle in reverse”