Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

extroverted

/ˈɛkstɹəˌvəɹtɪd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.45 in modern English

Syllables: ex-tro-vert-ed
IPA: /ˈɛkstɹəˌvəɹtɪd/

22

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

simple past and past participle of extrovert

adj

Turned or thrust outwards, especially

adj

Turned or thrust outwards, especially:

Informal

adj

Turned or thrust outwards, especially:

Example Sentences

"The external and combustible Sulphur... is... protruded and extroverted."
"She's very extroverted. She's always out meeting new people and looking for new experiences."
"This subtle but important distinction means otroverts can blend into both introverted and extroverted environments without fully belonging to either."
"...an extroverted bladder..."

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.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈɛkstɹəˌvəɹtɪd/
British English: /ˈɛkstɹəvəːtɪd/

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

extraverted (alternative) extrovert (alternative) more extroverted (comparative) most extroverted (superlative)

Derived Forms

extrovertedly extrovertedness

Synonyms

inside-out extrorse extrospective extrovert extravert extraverted extrovertive extravertive

Antonyms

introverted

Questions

How do you pronounce extroverted?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɛkstɹəˌvəɹtɪd/.
What does extroverted mean?: simple past and past participle of extrovert
Where does extroverted come from?: 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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