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extroverted
English
Alternative forms
- (psychology): extraverted, extrovert
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".
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /??kst??v??t?d/, /?kst????v??t?d/
- (US) IPA(key): /??kst???v??t?d/, /?kst?o??v??t?d/
Verb
extroverted
- simple past tense and past participle of extrovert
Adjective
extroverted (comparative more extroverted, superlative most extroverted)
- Turned or thrust outwards, especially:
- 1671, John Webster, Metallographa, p. 197:
- The external and combustible Sulphur... is... protruded and extroverted.
- (informal psychology) Of or characteristic of the personality of an extrovert: outgoing, sociable.
- She's very extroverted. She's always out meeting new people and looking for new experiences.
- (medicine) Synonym of inside-out.
- ...an extroverted bladder...
- 1671, John Webster, Metallographa, p. 197:
Usage notes
Technical papers in psychology overwhelmingly prefer extraverted, although the spelling extroverted has become more common in general use.
Synonyms
- extrorse (botany)
Antonyms
- introverted
Translations
References
- “extrovert, v.”, in OED Online ?, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, 1894
- Scott Barry Kaufman, "The Difference between ExtrAversion and ExtrOversion", Beautiful Minds, Scientific American, Springer Nature America, 2015.
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generous
English
Etymology
From Middle French genereux, and its source, Latin gener?sus (“of noble birth”), from genus (“race, stock”).
Pronunciation
- (UK, US) IPA(key): /?d??n(?)??s/
Adjective
generous (comparative more generous, superlative most generous)
- Noble in behaviour or actions; principled, not petty; kind, magnanimous. [from 16th c.]
- Thank you for your generous words.
- Willing to give and share unsparingly; showing a readiness to give more (especially money) than is expected or needed. [from 17th c.]
- She's been extremely generous with her winnings.
- Large, more than ample, copious. [from 17th c.]
- Add a generous helping of mayonnaise.
- Invigorating in its nature.
- a generous wine
- (obsolete) Of noble birth. [16th-19th c.]
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:generous
Related terms
- generosity
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