Extroverted

Part of speech: adjective

Pronunciation: /ˈɛkstɹəvəːtɪd/

Definitions

1. Describing a personality characterized by a preference for social engagement and external activities, reflecting an individual who often seeks interaction and connection with others
2. Having a personality that enjoys being around others and actively seeks social interaction
3. Characterized by a tendency to be energetic and expressive in social situations

Etymology: Carl Jung's psychology is behind this word's popularity, though the word itself was used in a different sense before he took it up. "Extrovert" was used by the American psychologist Phyllis Blanchard in her 1918 "Psycho-Analytic Study of August Comte," where it appeared as a psychological term. Jung later brought the idea into wide circulation, and the term spread through popular psychology from there. "Extroverted" is simply the past participle form of "extrovert," used as an adjective, with the "-ed" ending added to describe someone with that outgoing disposition. "Extraverted" is the older and more common spelling in psychological writing, and "extroverted" is a variant of it.

Synonyms: outgoing, sociable, gregarious, social, unreserved

Antonyms: introverted, reserved, shy, antisocial, withdrawn