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EXTROVERT
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
(psychology) a person concerned more with practical realities than with inner thoughts and feelings
Synonyms:
extravert; extrovert
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("extrovert" is a kind of...):
individual; mortal; person; somebody; someone; soul (a human being)
Domain category:
psychological science; psychology (the science of mental life)
Antonym:
introvert ((psychology) a person who tends to shrink from social contacts and to become preoccupied with their own thoughts)
II. (adjective)
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Meaning:
Being concerned with the social and physical environment
Synonyms:
extravert; extraverted; extravertive; extrovert; extroverted; extrovertive
Classified under:
Similar:
extraversive; extroversive (directed outward; marked by interest in others or concerned with external reality)