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extroverted

Pronunciation: /ˈɛkstɹəvəːtɪd/

The English word “extroverted” has 3 meanings listed here.

adjective

  1. Turned or thrust outwards, especially
  2. Of or characteristic of the personality of an extrovert: outgoing, sociable.
  3. Synonym of inside-out.

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", from extrovert + -ed.

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