Extroverted — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

not introspective; examining what is outside yourself

at ease in talking to others

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˈɛkstɹəvˌɜːɾᵻd/

🇬🇧British English

/ˈɛkstɹəvˌɜːtɪd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˈɛkstɹəvˌɜːtɪd/

4 syllables Say it as /ˈɛkstɹəvˌɜːɾᵻd/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

extravert forthcoming extrovert extravertive extrovertive extrospective outgoing extraverted

Antonyms

introspective

Word Forms

extravert

noun

(psychology) a person concerned more with practical realities than with inner thoughts and feelings

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

extrovertiert

nicht introspektiv; Untersuchen, was außerhalb von dir ist

🇫🇷French

extraverti

pas introspectif; examiner ce qui est en dehors de soi

🇪🇸Spanish

extrovertido

no introspectivo; examinando lo que hay fuera de ti

🇮🇹Italian

estroverso

non introspettivo; esaminando ciò che è fuori di te

🇳🇱Dutch

extravert

niet introspectief; onderzoeken wat zich buiten jezelf bevindt

🇵🇹Portuguese

extrovertido

não introspectivo; examinando o que está fora de você

🇷🇺Russian

экстравертный

не интроспективный; исследование того, что находится вне тебя

India

🇮🇳Hindi

बहिर्मुखी

आत्मनिरीक्षण नहीं; अपने से बाहर क्या है इसकी जाँच करना

🇧🇩Bengali

বহির্মুখী

আত্মদর্শী নয়; নিজের বাইরে কী আছে তা পরীক্ষা করা

🇮🇳Tamil

புறம்போக்கு

உள்நோக்கி அல்ல; வெளியே உள்ளதை நீங்களே ஆராய்தல்

🇮🇳Telugu

బహిర్ముఖుడు

ఆత్మపరిశీలన కాదు; బయట ఉన్నవాటిని స్వయంగా పరిశీలించడం

🇮🇳Marathi

बहिर्मुख

आत्मनिरीक्षण नाही; स्वतःच्या बाहेर काय आहे ते तपासणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

બહિર્મુખ

આત્મનિરીક્ષણ નથી; તમારી બહાર શું છે તેની તપાસ કરો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಬಹಿರ್ಮುಖಿ

ಆತ್ಮಾವಲೋಕನವಲ್ಲ; ನಿಮ್ಮ ಹೊರಗಿನದನ್ನು ಪರೀಕ್ಷಿಸುವುದು

🇮🇳Malayalam

ബഹിർമുഖം

ആത്മപരിശോധനയല്ല; പുറത്ത് എന്താണെന്ന് സ്വയം പരിശോധിക്കുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬਾਹਰੀ

ਅੰਤਰਮੁਖੀ ਨਹੀਂ; ਆਪਣੇ ਆਪ ਤੋਂ ਬਾਹਰ ਕੀ ਹੈ ਦੀ ਜਾਂਚ ਕਰਨਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

خارجی

خود شناسی نہیں؛ اپنے آپ سے باہر کی چیزوں کا جائزہ لینا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

外向的

不内省；检查自己之外的事物

🇯🇵Japanese

外向的な

内省的ではない。自分の外側にあるものを調べる

🇰🇷Korean

외향적인

내성적이지 않다; 자신 밖에 있는 것을 조사하는 것

🇻🇳Vietnamese

hướng ngoại

không nội tâm; kiểm tra những gì bên ngoài bản thân bạn

🇹🇭Thai

คนพาหิรวัฒน์

ไม่ครุ่นคิด; ตรวจดูสิ่งที่อยู่ภายนอกตัวคุณ

🇮🇩Indonesian

terbuka

tidak introspektif; memeriksa apa yang ada di luar diri Anda

🇵🇭Filipino

extrovert

hindi introspective; sinusuri kung ano ang nasa labas ng iyong sarili

🇲🇾Malay

ekstrovert

tidak introspektif; meneliti apa yang ada di luar diri anda

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

منفتح

لا الاستبطان. فحص ما هو خارج نفسك

🇮🇷Persian

برون گرا

درون نگر نیست؛ بررسی آنچه در خارج از خودتان است

🇹🇷Turkish

dışa dönük

içe dönük değil; kendi dışında olanı incelemek

🇮🇱Hebrew

מוחצן

לא מופנם; לבחון את מה שמחוץ לעצמך

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