Word Study
extrovert
CIDE DICTIONARY
extrovert, n.
A person who is extroverted; a person who is marked by an interest in others or concerned primarily with external reality. Contrasted with introvert . [WordNet 1.5]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
extrovert, n. & adj.
--n.
1 Psychol. a person predominantly concerned with external things or objective considerations.
2 an outgoing or sociable person.
--adj. typical or characteristic of an extrovert.
--n.
1 Psychol. a person predominantly concerned with external things or objective considerations.
2 an outgoing or sociable person.
--adj. typical or characteristic of an extrovert.
Derivative
extroversion n. extroverted adj.
Etymology
extro- = EXTRA- (after intro-) + L vertere turn
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