Extravert

adj, noun, verb

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Alternative spelling of extrovert. alt-of, alternative

    "The personality which thus combines introvert and extravert reactions... can be... called an ‘altrovert’..."

Adjective
  1. 1
    being concerned with the social and physical environment wordnet
Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative spelling of extrovert. alt-of, alternative

    "An Extravert can hardly conceive the necessity which compels the Introvert to conquer the world by means of a system."

  2. 2
    (psychology) a person concerned more with practical realities than with inner thoughts and feelings wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    Alternative spelling of extrovert, especially (early chemistry, obsolete) so as to be visible. alt-of, alternative

    "It is not the moist air that extraverts any preexistent nitrous parts from the body of the minerals."

Etymology

Etymology 1

As a verb, from New Latin extrāvertō, from Classical Latin extrā- (“outside”) + vertō (“to turn”). As a noun and adjective, a back-formation from extraversion. Popularized in psychology by translations of German works by Carl Jung. By surface analysis, extra- + -vert.

Etymology 2

As a verb, from New Latin extrāvertō, from Classical Latin extrā- (“outside”) + vertō (“to turn”). As a noun and adjective, a back-formation from extraversion. Popularized in psychology by translations of German works by Carl Jung. By surface analysis, extra- + -vert.

Etymology 3

As a verb, from New Latin extrāvertō, from Classical Latin extrā- (“outside”) + vertō (“to turn”). As a noun and adjective, a back-formation from extraversion. Popularized in psychology by translations of German works by Carl Jung. By surface analysis, extra- + -vert.

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