'Introvert' definitions:
Definition of 'introvert'
From: WordNet
noun
(psychology) a person who tends to shrink from social contacts and to become preoccupied with their own thoughts [ant: extravert, extrovert]
verb
Fold inwards; "some organs can invaginate" [syn: invaginate, introvert]
verb
Turn inside; "He introverted his feelings"
Definition of 'Introvert'
From: GCIDE
- Introvert \In`tro*vert"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Introverted; p. pr. & vb. n. Introverting.] [Pref. intro- + L. vertere, versum, to turn.] [1913 Webster]
- 1. To turn or bend inward. "Introverted toes." --Cowper. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To look within; to introspect. --Lew Wallace. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Introvert'
From: GCIDE
- Introvert \In"tro*vert`\, n.
- 1. A person who is introverted; one concerned predominantly with himself or his own feelings. Contrasted with extrovert. [PJC]
- 2. A person who is shy. [PJC]
- 3. (Zool.) A part that can be introverted[1]. [PJC]
Synonyms of 'introvert'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- ambivert,
- choleric,
- convert,
- cycloid,
- cyclothyme,
- cyclothymic,
- ectomorph,
- endomorph,
- evert,
- extrovert,
- intussuscept,
- invaginate,
- inverse,
- invert,
- melancholic,
- mesomorph,
- phlegmatic,
- pronate,
- resupinate,
- reverse,
- revolve,
- rotate,
- sanguine,
- schizoid,
- schizothyme,
- supinate,
- syntone,
- transpose,
- turn about,
- turn around,
- turn down,
- turn in,
- turn inside out,
- turn out,
- turn over,
- turn the scale,
- turn the tables,
- turn upside down