insightful

1. 1.

   exhibiting insight or clear and deep perception

   “an insightful parent”

   “the chapter is insightful and suggestive of new perspectives”

   Similarperceptive

Questions about insightful

What does insightful mean?

insightful means "exhibiting insight or clear and deep perception".

How many syllables are in insightful?

insightful has 3 syllables: in-sight-ful. The stress falls on "in". In IPA it is /ˈɪnˌsaɪtfəl/.

Is insightful a common word?

insightful is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.