extroverted

English

Alternative forms

(psychology): extraverted, extrovert

Etymology

A variant spelling of extraverted. Popularized as a psychological term by Phyllis Blanchard's use of extrovert in her 1918 "Psycho-Analytic Study of August Comte".

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈɛkstɹəvəːtɪd/, /ɛkstɹəʊˈvəːtɪd/
(US) IPA^(key): /ˈɛkstɹəˌvəɹtɪd/, /ɛkstɹoʊˈvəɹtɪd/

Verb

extroverted

simple past tense and past participle of extrovert

Adjective

extroverted (comparative more extroverted, superlative most extroverted)

Turned or thrust outwards, especially:
- 1671, John Webster, Metallographa, p. 197:
  The external and combustible Sulphur... is... protruded and extroverted.
1. (informal psychology) Of or characteristic of the personality of an extrovert: outgoing, sociable.
  She's very extroverted. She's always out meeting new people and looking for new experiences.
2. (medicine) Synonym of inside-out.
  ...an extroverted bladder...

Usage notes

Technical papers in psychology overwhelmingly prefer extraverted, although the spelling extroverted has become more common in general use.

Synonyms

extrorse (botany)

Antonyms

introverted

Translations

psychology: of or related to an extrovert

Arabic: منبسط‎, اِنْبِسَاطِيّ‎ (inbisāṭiyy), العكس من خجول‎
Belarusian: please add this translation if you can
Danish: ekstrovert
Finnish: ulospäin suuntautunut, ulospäinsuuntautunut, ulospäinkääntynyt, sosiaalinen (fi), ekstrovertti (fi)
French: extraverti (fr)
German: extrovertiert (de)
Greek: εξωστρεφής (el) (exostrefís)

Hungarian: extrovertált (hu), kifelé forduló
Italian: estroverso (it)
Norwegian: utadvendt (no), ekstrovert (no)
Romanian: extravertit (ro)
Russian: экстраве́ртный (ru) (ekstravértnyj), экстраверти́рованный (ru) (ekstravertírovannyj)
Spanish: extravertido (es), extrovertido (es)
Tagalog: luwaswili

References

“extrovert, v.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1894.
Scott Barry Kaufman, "The Difference between ExtrAversion and ExtrOversion", Beautiful Minds, Scientific American, Springer Nature America, 2015.