extravert

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extravert

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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.

noun extraverts

  1. alternative Alternative spelling of extrovert An Extravert can hardly conceive the necessity which compels the Introvert to conquer the world by means of a system.

adjective more extravert · most extravert

  1. alternative Alternative spelling of extrovert The personality which thus combines introvert and extravert reactions... can be... called an ‘altrovert’...

verb extraverts · extraverting · extraverted

  1. alternative Alternative spelling of extrovert, especially (early chemistry, obsolete) so as to be visible. It is not the moist air that extraverts any preexistent nitrous parts from the body of the minerals.

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@misc{extravert_2026,
  title = {extravert},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/extravert},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}