English Explanatory Dictionary

extroverted

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. simple past and past participle of extrovert
adj
  1. Turned or thrust outwards, especially
  2. Turned or thrust outwards, especially:
  3. Of or characteristic of the personality of an extrovert: outgoing, sociable.
  4. Synonym of inside-out.

Pronunciation

/ˈɛkstɹəvəːtɪd/ /ɛkstɹəʊˈvəːtɪd/ /ˈɛkstɹəˌvəɹtɪd/ /ɛkstɹoʊˈvəɹtɪd/

Word forms

extroverted extraverted extrovert more extroverted most extroverted

Etymology

A variant spelling of extraverted. Popularized as a psychological term by Phyllis Blanchard's use of extrovert in her 1918 "Psycho-Analytic Study of August Comte", from extrovert + -ed.

Synonyms

extrorse inside-out

Antonyms

introverted

Derived words

extrovertedly extrovertedness
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