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Shrewd vs Insight - What's the difference?

shrewd | insight |

As an adjective shrewd

is showing clever resourcefulness in practical matters.

As a noun insight is

a sight or view of the interior of anything; a deep inspection or view; introspection; frequently used with into.

shrewd

English

Adjective

(er)
  • showing clever resourcefulness in practical matters
  • artful, tricky or cunning
  • streetwise
  • *
  • knowledgeable
  • * {{quote-news
  • , year=2011 , date=November 10 , author=Jeremy Wilson , title=tEngland Under 21 5 Iceland Under 21 0: match report , work=Telegraph citation , page= , passage=The most persistent tormentor was Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, who scored a hat-trick in last month’s corresponding fixture in Iceland. His ability to run at defences is instantly striking, but it is his clever use of possession that has persuaded some shrewd judges that he is an even better prospect than Theo Walcott. }}
  • (archaic) Scolding, satirical, sharp.
  • * 1599 ,
  • LEONATO. By my troth, niece, thou wilt never get thee a husband, if thou be so shrewd of thy tongue.

    Derived terms

    * shrewdly * shrewdness

    insight

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A sight or view of the interior of anything; a deep inspection or view; introspection; frequently used with into.
  • * 1980 , Carl Sagan, Cosmos: A Personal Voyage ,
  • The history of our study of our solar system shows us clearly that accepted and conventional ideas are often wrong, and that fundamental insights can arise from the most unexpected sources.
  • Power of acute observation and deduction; penetration; discernment; perception.
  • (marketing) 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
  • The act or result of apprehending the inner nature of things or of seeing intuitively
  • (artificial intelligence) An extended understanding of a subject resulting from identification of relationships and behaviors within a model, context, or scenario.
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