EXTRAVERSION

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

(psychology) an extroverted disposition; concern with what is outside the self

Synonyms:

extraversion; extroversion

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("extraversion" is a kind of...):

sociability; sociableness (the relative tendency or disposition to be sociable or associate with one's fellows)

Domain category:

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "extraversion"):

outwardness (a concern with or responsiveness to outward things (especially material objects as opposed to ideal concepts))

Antonym:

ambiversion ((psychology) a balanced disposition intermediate between extroversion and introversion)

introversion ((psychology) an introverted disposition; concern with one's own thoughts and feelings)