introvert

4 definitions found

introvert - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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]

  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]

introvert - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  introvert
      n 1: (psychology) a person who tends to shrink from social
           contacts and to become preoccupied with their own thoughts
           [ant: extravert, extrovert]
      v 1: fold inwards; "some organs can invaginate" [syn:
           invaginate, introvert]
      2: turn inside; "He introverted his feelings"

introvert - Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :

  38 Moby Thesaurus words for "introvert":
     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