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extrovert
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ex·tro·vert also ex·tra·vert  (kstr-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, extravert [ˈɛkstrəˌvɜːt] Psychol
n
(Psychology) a person concerned more with external reality than inner feelings
adj
(Psychology) of or characterized by extroversion extrovert tendencies Compare introvert
[from extro- (variant of extra-, contrasting with intro-) + -vert, from Latin vertere to turn]
extroverted , extraverted adj
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.extrovert - (psychology) a person concerned more with practical realities than with inner thoughts and feelings
individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do"
psychological science, psychology - the science of mental life
introvert - (psychology) a person who tends to shrink from social contacts and to become preoccupied with their own thoughts
Adj.1.extrovert - being concerned with the social and physical environment
extraversive, extroversive - directed outward; marked by interest in others or concerned with external reality

extrovert
adjective extroverted
sociable, social, lively, outgoing, hearty, exuberant, amiable, gregarious His extrovert personality won him many friends.
sociable out-going, withdrawn, self-contained, introspective, introverted, inward-looking
noun
outgoing person, mingler, socializer, mixer, life and soul of the party He was a showman, an extrovert who revelled in controversy.
outgoing person introvert
Translations
extrovert [ˈekstrəʊvɜːrt]
A. ADJextrovertido
B. Nextrovertido/a m/f

extrovert [ˈɛkstrəvɜːrt]
adj [personality] → extraverti(e)
n (= person) → extraverti(e) m/f

extrovert

extrovert [ˈɛkstrəʊvɜːt] adj & nestroverso/a
extrovert [ˈɛkstrəʊvɜːt] adj & nestroverso/a

extrovert
n / adj extrovert [ˈekstrəvəːt]
(a person) more interested in what happens around him than his own ideas and feelings An extrovert (person) is usually good company. ekstrovert مُنْبَسِط، إنْبِساطي екстроверт extrovert udadvendt; åben extrovertiert εξωστρεφής extrovertido ekstravert(ne) برونگرا ekstrovertti extroverti/-ie אָדָם מוּחצָן बर्हिमुखी, बर्हिमुख ekstrovert, osoba koja nije zatvorena u sebe extrovertált ember ekstrovert úthverfur maður estroverso 外向性の (人) 외향적인 사람 ekstravertas, ekstravertiškas ekstraverts, uz ārpasauli vērsts [] ekstrovert extravert utadvent (person) ekstrawertyk, ekstrawertyczny extrovertido extra­vertit экстроверт extrovert navzven usmerjen, odprt ekstrovertan utåtvänd [] คนที่มีนิสัยชอบสนใจกับสิ่งภายนอก dışa dönük, (kimse) 外向性格的人 екстраверт اپنی ذات سے باہر مظاہر سے رغبت رکھنے والا (người) hướng ngoại


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