introvert

Meaning

Noun

1. An organ or other body part that is or can be turned inside out, especially an anterior portion of some annelid worms capable of retraction.
2. An introverted person: one who is considered more thoughtful than social, with a personality more inwardly than outwardly directed; one who often prefers to have time in non-social situations.
3. (figuratively, proscribed) A reserved person.

Adj

Alternative form of introverted.

Verb

1. To turn inwards.
2. To turn inwards.

Synonyms

introverted

invaginate

confine

incommunicative

indrawn

introspective

introversion

introversive

isolate

lock

🔒

shut

shut-in

unapproachable

uncommunicative

withdrawn

be shut in

be withdrawn

close

self-enclosed

closet

Translations

introverti

introvertido

introverso

εσωστρεφής

introverso

introvertido

introvertiert

introvertito

asociale

introversa

reservado

introvertida

repuesto

içedönük kimse

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɪn.tɹə.vɜːt/

Etymology

From New Latin intrōvertere, from intro- (“within”) and vertere (“to turn”). Popularized as a psychological term by the German works of Carl Jung. By surface analysis, intro- + -vert.