n.
a shy, reticent person.
▸Psychology a person predominantly concerned with their own thoughts and feelings rather than with external things. Compare with extrovert.
adj.
of, denoting, or typical of an introvert.
Derivative
- introversion n.
- introversive
/-ˈvəːsɪv/
adj.
Etymology
C17: from mod. L. introvertere, from intro- ‘to the inside’ + vertere ‘to turn’.
