extravert

UK: /ˈɛkstrəˌvɜːt/ US: (ek′strə vûrt′)

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ex•tra•vert  (ek′strə vûrt′), n., adj., v.t. 

1. Psychology extrovert.

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extravert / ˈɛkstrəˌvɜːt/ noun , adjective

1. a variant spelling of extrovert

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ex•tro•vert /ˈɛkstrəˌvɜrt/   n. [countable]

1. Psychology an outgoing person;
   an active, talkative, cheerful person.

adj. 

2. Psychology Also, ˈex•troˌvert•ed. marked by such a tendency to be outgoing.

See -vert-.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

ex•tro•vert  (ek′strə vûrt′, -strō-), n. 

1. an outgoing, gregarious person.
2. [Psychol.] a person characterized by extroversion;
   a person concerned primarily with the physical and social environment (opposed to introvert).

adj. 

3. Also, ex′tro•vert′ed. [Psychol.] marked by extroversion.

v.t. 

4. [Psychol.] to direct (the mind, one's interest, etc.) outward or to things outside the self.

Also, extravert. 

• extro- + Latin vertere to turn 1665–75

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extrovert, extravert / ˈɛkstrəˌvɜːt/ noun

1. a person concerned more with external reality than inner feelings

adjective

1. of or characterized by extroversion

Compare introvertEtymology: 20th Century: from extro- (variant of extra-, contrasting with intro-) + -vert, from Latin vertere to turn

ˈextroˌverted, ˈextraˌverted adjective