All 3 Uses of
insight
in
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
- I did not wonder at Lestrade's opinion, and yet I had so much faith in Sherlock Holmes' insight that I could not lose hope as long as every fresh fact seemed to strengthen his conviction of young McCarthy's innocence.†
Chpt 4 *
- So I think, and so, too, thinks my little Mary, who has a woman's quick insight into character.†
Chpt 11
- I have frequently gained my first real insight into the character of parents by studying their children.†
Chpt 12
Definition:
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(insight) a clear understanding of some aspect of a complex situation; or a tendency to have such understandings
(often such an understanding is new and/or sudden)