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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sociable out-going, withdrawn, self-contained, introspective, introverted, inward-looking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
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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Yet with the majority of people falling more toward the extroversion end of the scale, it is easy to see why the extrovert is held up as the norm in our society.
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Box I: Summary of Psychological type Operationalised by Myers-Briggs Type Indicator Index Dimensions Descriptions Orientation to Extrovert and Whether the individual draws the outer world Introvert energy from the outer world of (E & I) people and things (E) or the inner world of thoughts and concepts (I)?
Can this be why, the last time I saw the extrovert Miss Holden, she appeared to have wh at suspiciously resembled a trout pout?
 
 
 
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