Insightful

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  insightful \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. having a keen intellect.
  
     Syn: prehensile.
          [WordNet 1.5]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  insightful
       adj : exhibiting insight or clear and deep perception; "an
             insightful parent"; "the chapter is insightful and
             suggestive of new perspectives"-R.C.Angell

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  31 Moby Thesaurus words for "insightful":
     all-knowing, apperceptive, appercipient, apprehending,
     apprehensive, astute, aware, cognizant, comprehending, conscious,
     discerning, discriminating, gnostic, intelligent, judicious,
     knowing, knowledgeable, mindful, omniscient, penetrating,
     perceptive, percipient, perspicacious, prehensile, sagacious, sage,
     sensible, shrewd, sophic, understanding, wise