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extrovert

Pronunciation: /ˈɛkstrəvəːt/
(also extravert)
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Definition of extrovert

noun

  • an outgoing, socially confident person.
  • Psychology a person predominantly concerned with external things or objective considerations. Compare with introvert.

adjective

  • relating to, denoting, or typical of an extrovert:his extrovert personality made him the ideal host

Derivatives

extroversion

Pronunciation: /-ˈvəːʃ(ə)n/
noun

extroverted

adjective

Origin:

early 20th century: from extro- (variant of extra-, on the pattern of intro-) + Latin vertere 'to turn'

The original spelling extravert is now rare in general use but is found in technical use in psychology.

extrovert in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of extrovert in the US English dictionary