"extravert" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more extravert [comparative], most extravert [superlative]
Etymology: As a verb, from New Latin extrāvertō, from Classical Latin extrā- (“outside”) + vertō (“to turn”). As a noun and adjective, a back-formation from extraversion. Popularized in psychology by translations of German works by Carl Jung. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|extrāvertō}} Latin extrāvertō, {{der|en|la|extrā-|t=outside}} Latin extrā- (“outside”), {{back-formation|en|extraversion|nocap=1}} back-formation from extraversion, {{der|en|de|-}} German Head templates: {{en-adj}} extravert (comparative more extravert, superlative most extravert)
  1. Alternative spelling of extrovert Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: extrovert
    Sense id: en-extravert-en-adj--U7-NrTj

Noun

Forms: extraverts [plural]
Etymology: As a verb, from New Latin extrāvertō, from Classical Latin extrā- (“outside”) + vertō (“to turn”). As a noun and adjective, a back-formation from extraversion. Popularized in psychology by translations of German works by Carl Jung. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|extrāvertō}} Latin extrāvertō, {{der|en|la|extrā-|t=outside}} Latin extrā- (“outside”), {{back-formation|en|extraversion|nocap=1}} back-formation from extraversion, {{der|en|de|-}} German Head templates: {{en-noun}} extravert (plural extraverts)
  1. Alternative spelling of extrovert Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: extrovert
    Sense id: en-extravert-en-noun--U7-NrTj

Verb

Forms: extraverts [present, singular, third-person], extraverting [participle, present], extraverted [participle, past], extraverted [past]
Etymology: As a verb, from New Latin extrāvertō, from Classical Latin extrā- (“outside”) + vertō (“to turn”). As a noun and adjective, a back-formation from extraversion. Popularized in psychology by translations of German works by Carl Jung. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|extrāvertō}} Latin extrāvertō, {{der|en|la|extrā-|t=outside}} Latin extrā- (“outside”), {{back-formation|en|extraversion|nocap=1}} back-formation from extraversion, {{der|en|de|-}} German Head templates: {{en-verb}} extravert (third-person singular simple present extraverts, present participle extraverting, simple past and past participle extraverted)
  1. Alternative spelling of extrovert, especially (early chemistry, obsolete) so as to be visible. Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: extrovert (extra: especially (early chemistry, obsolete) so as to be visible) Categories (topical): Chemistry, Psychology
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Inflected forms

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