extrovert
- 01 B2 Upper Intermediate
n.someone who is very social, energetic, and enjoys spending time with others.
n.a person characterised by extroversion; one who is outgoing and primarily concerned with external social reality.
Simple“As a natural extrovert, she felt lonely when she had to work from home.”
In context“The team leader was a classic extrovert who thrived in high-energy environments and felt recharged by constant collaboration with his colleagues.”
- 02 B2 Upper Intermediate
adj.describing someone who is friendly and enjoys being with other people.
adj.exhibiting qualities of extroversion; sociable and outgoing.
Simple“He has a very extrovert personality and makes friends wherever he goes.”
In context“Her extrovert nature made her the ideal candidate for the public relations role, where building rapport quickly was essential.”
SynonymsAntonyms
“At home she is more quiet; on social media, more extrovert.”
Alteration of earlier extravert (by influence of introvert), from German Extravert, popularized in psychology by Phyllis Blanchard's 1918 "Psycho-Analytic Study of August Comte". By surface analysis, extro- + -vert.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.