Ambivert

//ˈæmbɪvɜːt// noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A person who is neither clearly extroverted nor introverted, but has characteristics of each.

    "Many there are, as I have already shown, whose life can not be readily described by either the definitions of extroversion or introversion. [...] It is these I have called ambiverts. With them, extroversion or introversion are but passing states of mind, whereas with the extrovert extroversion is the dominant condition and with the introvert introversion is the dominant condition."

Etymology

Etymology tree English ambiversion English extrovertinflu. English introvertinflu. English ambivert From ambiversion, modelled after extrovert and introvert. By surface analysis, ambi- + -vert.

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