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ambivert

Syllables: am·bi·vert/ˈæmbɪvɜːt/US/ˈæmbəˌvɚt/

ambivert noun: a person who is neither clearly extroverted nor introverted, but has characteristics of each.

Noun

ambivert (plural ambiverts)

  1. A person who is neither clearly extroverted nor introverted, but has characteristics of each.
    • Many there are, as I have already shown, whose life can not be readily described by either the definitions of extroversion or introversion. [...] It is these I have called ambiverts. With them, extroversion or introversion are but passing states of mind, whereas with the extrovert extroversion is...1923 January–March, Edmund S. Conklin, “The Definition of Introversion, Extroversion and Allied Concepts”, in Morton Prince, Floyd H[enry] Allport, editors, The Journal of Abnormal Psychology and...
    • [‘]We are not in the same class, in more ways than one’ (laughing), ‘she's a little genius, I'm a plain American ambivert, but we are enrolled in the same Advanced French group [...].’1969, Vladimir Nabokov, chapter 27, in Ada, or, Ardor: A Family Chronicle, Harmondsworth, Middlesex [London]: Penguin Books, published 1970, →ISBN, part 1, page 132

ambivert meaning in Tamil and Kannada

ambivert in Tamil

பொது நோக்கர்

ambivert in Kannada

ಇರ್ಗಣ್ಣಿಗ, ಇರ್ಬಾಳಿಗ, ಇರಸಿಗ, ಇರ‍್ಪರಿಚಿಗ

Examples of ambivert in a sentence

  • Many there are, as I have already shown, whose life can not be readily described by either the definitions of extroversion or introversion. [...] It is these I have called ambiverts.1923 January–March, Edmund S. Conklin, “The Definition of Introversion, Extroversion and Allied Concepts”, in Morton Prince, Floyd H[enry]...
  • Whenever parents are successful in this process of building a balanced personality from an introvert or an extrovert, we call the finished product an ambivert.1995, W[illard] Cleon Skousen, “The Problem of Building Balanced Personalities”, in So You Want to Raise a Boy?, Orem, Ut.: Ensign Pub....
  • Ambiverts are the best movers because they're the most skilled attuners.2013, Daniel H. Pink, “Attunement”, in To Sell is Human: The Surprising Truth about Persuading, Convincing and Influencing Others...

Forms of ambivert

pluralambiverts

Origin of ambivert

From ambiversion, modelled after extrovert and introvert. By surface analysis, ambi- + -vert.

Words that rhyme with ambivert

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Questions about ambivert

What does ambivert mean?
Ambivert means a person who is neither clearly extroverted nor introverted, but has characteristics of each.
What is ambivert in Tamil?
Ambivert in Tamil is பொது நோக்கர். See Ambivert meaning in Tamil.
How do you use ambivert in a sentence?
Many there are, as I have already shown, whose life can not be readily described by either the definitions of extroversion or introversion. [...] It is these I have called ambiverts.
What part of speech is ambivert?
Ambivert is a noun.
How do you pronounce ambivert?
Ambivert is pronounced /ˈæmbɪvɜːt/ (UK).
What is the plural of ambivert?
The plural of ambivert is ambiverts.

Words near ambivert in the dictionary

  1. ambivalencies
  2. ambivalency
  3. ambivalent
  4. ambivalently
  5. ambiversion
  6. ambivert
  7. ambiverted
  8. ambivertedness
  9. ambiverts
  10. ambivore
  11. ambivores

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