Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- v. To turn or direct inward.
- v. Psychology To concentrate (one's interests) upon oneself.
- v. Medicine To turn (a tubular organ or part) inward upon itself.
- n. Psychology An introverted person.
- n. Medicine An anatomical structure that is capable of being introverted.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- To turn within; direct inward or interiorly.
- In zoology, to turn in, or invert; insheathe a part of within another part.
- n. That which is introverted; in zoology, some part or organ which is turned in upon itself, or intus-suscepted.
Wiktionary
- adj. of a person Who focuses primarily on their own mind, feelings, or affairs.
- n. One who focuses primarily on their own mind, feelings, or affairs.
GNU Webster's 1913
- v. To turn or bend inward.
- v. To look within; to introspect.
- n. A person who is introverted; one concerned predominantly with himself or his own feelings. Contrasted with
extrovert . - n. A person who is shy.
- n. (Zoöl.) A part that can be introverted{1}.
WordNet 3.0
- n. (psychology) a person who tends to shrink from social contacts and to become preoccupied with their own thoughts
- v. fold inwards
- v. turn inside
Etymologies
- intro- + Latin vertere, to turn; see wer-2 in Indo-European roots. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
Examples
“A story in the online Atlantic Monthly on how to survive in the world as an introvert is one of the most-blogged stories of the day, according to Blogdex.”
“I’m not sure introvert is the right word for shyness.”
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“But not somebody who goes from being an introvert to an extravert (because a true introvert is exhausted by being around people, and extraverts are energized by other people, and that just doesn’t change in real life) or from being a couch potato to loving exercise and training (because that’s an incredibly difficult change in real life too).”
“This is a very rough charcoal sketch, but the sketch on the left was called the introvert scheme.”
“But the introvert is the boy who stands apart in a corner of the playground; he is timid and fears the rough and tumble of team games.”
“The introvert is the typical contemplative, predominantly interested in the inner world.”
“& "introvert" - Restriction of emotions - Attention fixed on objects rather than people -”
“I don't know where that came from either, if it's age, or some kind of introvert growth on my spine or something.”
“This 'introvert' thing .. by Mark Sashine on Wednesday, Apr 18, 2007 at 9: 51: 50 AM nuts by Blue Pilgrim on Wednesday, Apr 18, 2007 at 10: 47: 12 AM”
“These days the Boy is using "introvert" like a curse, he's looking for a companion to bounce with and after three weeks of camp Crash needs a bit of down time.”
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