insightful — adj. 1. having intellectual depth; having or showing an exceptional degree of insight[2]; of people or their comments. Syn: thoughtful. [WordNet 1.5] 2. characterized by sympathetic understanding. Syn: discerning, understanding. [WordNet 1.5] 3.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
insightful — 1881, from INSIGHT (Cf. insight) + FUL (Cf. ful). Related: Insightfully; insightfulness … Etymology dictionary
insightful — [adj] perceptive alert, astute, awake, aware, brainy, conscious, cute, discerning, ear to the ground*, intelligent, intuitive, keen, knowing, knowledgeable, knows what’s what*, observant, penetrating, penetrative, quick, responsive, savvy,… … New thesaurus
insightful — [in sīt′fəl; in′sīt΄fəl] adj. having or showing insight insightfully adv … English World dictionary
insightful — [[t]ɪ̱nsaɪtfʊl[/t]] ADJ GRADED (approval) If you describe a person or their remarks as insightful, you mean that they show a very good understanding of people and situations. She offered some really interesting, insightful observations. Syn:… … English dictionary
insightful — adjective exhibiting insight or clear and deep perception an insightful parent the chapter is insightful and suggestive of new perspectives R.C.Angell • Similar to: ↑perceptive • Derivationally related forms: ↑insightfulness … Useful english dictionary
insightful — adjective Date: 1907 exhibiting or characterized by insight < insightful criticism > • insightfully adverb … New Collegiate Dictionary
insightful — in·sight·ful in .sīt fəl, in adj exhibiting or characterized by insight <insightful behavior> in·sight·ful·ly adv … Medical dictionary
insightful — adj. Insightful is used with these nouns: ↑article, ↑comment, ↑commentary, ↑discussion, ↑lyrics, ↑observation, ↑reading … Collocations dictionary
insightful — in|sight|ful [ˈınsaıtfəl] adj able to understand or showing that you understand what a situation or person is really like = ↑perceptive ▪ an insightful analysis … Dictionary of contemporary English
