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extrovert - 7 dictionary results

ex⋅tro⋅vert

[ek-struh-vurt, -stroh-]
–noun
1. an outgoing, gregarious person.
2. Psychology. a person characterized by extroversion; a person concerned primarily with the physical and social environment (opposed to introvert ).
–adjective
3. Also, ex⋅tro⋅vert⋅ed. Psychology. marked by extroversion.
–verb (used with object)
4. Psychology. to direct (the mind, one's interest, etc.) outward or to things outside the self.
Also, extravert.


Origin:
1665–75; extro- + L vertere to turn
ex·tro·vert also ex·tra·vert   (ěk'strə-vûrt')   
n.  An extroverted person.

[Alteration (influenced by introvert) of extravert : extra- + Latin vertere, vers-, to turn; see wer-2 in Indo-European roots.]

extrovert [(ek-struh-vurt)]

A term introduced by the psychologist Carl Jung to describe a person whose motives and actions are directed outward. Extroverts are more prone to action than contemplation, make friends readily, adjust easily to social situations, and generally show warm interest in their surroundings. (Compare introvert.)

Language Translation for : extrovert
Spanish: extrovertido,
German: extrovertiert,
Japanese: 外向性の (人)

extrovert 
1916, extravert (spelled with -o- after 1918, by influence of introvert), from Ger. Extravert, from extra "outside" + L. vertere "to turn"see versus). With introvert, terms used in Eng. by doctors and scientists in various literal senses since 1600s, but popularized in a psychological sense by Carl Jung.

Main Entry: 1ex·tro·vert
Variant: also ex·tra·vert /'ek-str&-"v&rt/
Function: adjective
: EXTROVERTED

Main Entry: 2extrovert
Variant: also extravert
Function: noun
: one whose personality is characterized by extroversion; broadly : a gregarious and unreserved person —compare INTROVERT

extrovert ex·tro·vert or ex·tra·vert (ěk'strə-vûrt')
n.
An individual interested in others or in the environment as opposed to or to the exclusion of self.

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