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extrovert en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /ˈɛkstɹəvəːt/ (UK)
• (US) audio
• /ˈɛkstɹəˌvəɹt/ (US)

Etymology

Alteration of earlier extravert (by influence of introvert), from German Extravert, popularized in psychology by Phyllis Blanchard's 1918 "Psycho-Analytic Study of August Comte". By surface analysis, extro- + -vert.

Meanings

1. (alt-of, alternative, informal) Alternative form of extroverted: outgoing.
   alt of extroverted

Forms

extrovert en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈɛkstɹəvəːt/ (UK)
• (US) audio
• /ˈɛkstɹəˌvəɹt/ (US)

Etymology

Alteration of earlier extravert (by influence of introvert), from German Extravert, popularized in psychology by Phyllis Blanchard's 1918 "Psycho-Analytic Study of August Comte". By surface analysis, extro- + -vert.

Meanings

1. (informal) An extroverted person: one who is outgoing, sociable, and concerned with outer affairs.
   • In order to understand the marked contract between Comte's mental attitude during his early years and that of his later life, we must keep in mind Jung's hypothesis of the two psychological types, the introvert and extrovert,—the thinking type and the feeling type. 1918 April, Phyllis Blanchard, “A Psycho-Analytic Study of August Comte”, in American Journal of Psychology, page 163:
   • To see your identity in any single trait – introvert, extrovert, or neurotic – is to limit your life. 2016 November 1, Drake Baer, “Are you an introvert or an extrovert? It’s more complicated than that”, in CNN, archived from the original on 06 Oct 2022:
   • He cannot find the fabled boatman, but he does come across the two stone images that belong to the boatman, and in rage and frustration, the great heroic extrovert, the man who is used to acting out whatever he feels inside, smashes the stones. 1981, William Irwin Thompson, The Time Falling Bodies Take to Light: Mythology, Sexuality and the Origins of Culture, London: Rider/Hutchinson & Co., page 201:
   • If you’re an extrovert and the thought of weeks or months of social distancing has you jumping out of your skin, rest assured. Your feelings are normal. And we’re here to help. […] And while her introverted clients may be feeling less stressed, and sometimes even emboldened by social distancing, Blandino said both extroverts and introverts can leverage technology to weather the storm. 2020 March 23, Ryan Prior, “The extrovert’s guide to social distancing”, in CNN, archived from the original on 21 Nov 2020:
   • So if introverts look inwards, and extroverts outwards, where the hell do otroverts look? Neither of the above. 2025 August 20, “Are you an otrovert? Why this personality type could be your greatest gift”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 29 Aug 2025:

Forms

Antonyms

introvert

Deriveds

extrovertist · extraverted · extrovertness · extrovertish

Relateds

ambivert · extroverted · otrovert · extroversion

Translations (18)

pt extrovertido (one who is outgoing, sociable) · fr extraverti (one who is outgoing, sociable) · ka ექსტრავერტი (one who is outgoing, sociable) · ja 外向的な人 (one who is outgoing, sociable) · es extravertido (one who is outgoing, sociable) · cs extrovert (one who is outgoing, sociable) · fr extroverti (one who is outgoing, sociable) · fi ulospäinsuuntautunut henkilö (one who is outgoing, sociable) · ca extravertit (one who is outgoing, sociable) · fa برونگرا (one who is outgoing, sociable) · pa ਬਾਹਰਮੁਖੀ (one who is outgoing, sociable) · ru экстраве́рт (one who is outgoing, sociable) · fi ekstrovertti (one who is outgoing, sociable) · tl luwaswili (one who is outgoing, sociable) · it estroverso (one who is outgoing, sociable) · ga eisdíritheach (one who is outgoing, sociable) · es extrovertido (one who is outgoing, sociable) · zh 外向的人 (one who is outgoing, sociable)

extrovert en · VERB

Pronunciation

• /ˈɛkstɹəvəːt/ (UK)
• /ɛkstɹəʊˈvəːt/ (UK)
• (US) audio
• /ˈɛkstɹəˌvəɹt/ (US)
• /ɛkstɹoʊˈvəɹt/ (US)

Etymology

Alteration of earlier extravert (by influence of introvert), from German Extravert, popularized in psychology by Phyllis Blanchard's 1918 "Psycho-Analytic Study of August Comte". By surface analysis, extro- + -vert.

Meanings

1. (transitive) To turn or thrust outwards.
   • The external and combustible Sulphur... is... protruded and extroverted. 1671, John Webster, Metallographia, page 197:

Forms