extrovert

Meanings

Plural: extroverts

Noun

(psychology) a person concerned more with practical realities than with inner thoughts and feelings
An extroverted person: one who is outgoing, sociable, and concerned with outer affairs.

Adjective Satellite

being concerned with the social and physical environment

Adj

Alternative form of extroverted: outgoing.

Verb

To turn or thrust outwards.

Origin / 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.

Synonyms

extravert, extraverted, extravertive, extroverted, extrovertive

Antonyms

introvert

Scrabble Score: 19

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Words With Friends Score: 20

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