ambivert

[ am-bi-vurt ]

noun

, Psychology.

1. one whose personality type is intermediate between extrovert and introvert.

ambivert

/ ˈæmbɪˌvɜːt; ˌæmbɪˈvɜːʃən /

noun

1. psychol a person who is intermediate between an extrovert and an introvert

Derived Forms

• ambiversion, noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of ambivert¹

First recorded in 1925–30; ambi- + -vert, as in extrovert, introvert