extraverted
English
Etymology
From German extravertiert.
Adjective
extraverted (comparative more extraverted, superlative most extraverted)
- Alternative form of extroverted
- 1915, Carl Jung, "On Psychological Understanding", Journal of Abnormal Psychology, No. 9, p. 397:
- An extraverted individual can hardly understand the necessity that forces the introverted to accomplish his adaptation by first formulating a general conception.
- 1915, Carl Jung, "On Psychological Understanding", Journal of Abnormal Psychology, No. 9, p. 397:
Usage notes
Technical papers in psychology prefer extraverted, the spelling used by Carl Jung, although the spelling extroverted is more common in general use.
Verb
extraverted
- simple past tense and past participle of extravert