# introverted

Pronunciation: say "IN-truh-vur-tid" US /ˈɪn.tɹə.vɝ.tɪd/, UK /ˈɪn.tɹə.vɜː.tɪd/

## Adjective

1. Having the inward-focused, thoughtful, and reflective personality typical of an introvert.
   - Simple: Quiet and happy to spend time alone, thinking about your own feelings.
   - _Introverted employees often do their best work in quiet, focused settings rather than open-plan offices._
   - _Though introverted by nature, she could command a room when the topic mattered to her._
2. Turned or thrust inward, so that it faces or points toward the inside rather than outward.
   - Simple: Turned or pushed in toward the inside, not facing or pointing out.
   - _Traditional courtyard houses in the region are introverted, with blank outer walls and every room opening onto a central garden._
   - _In these marine worms, the proboscis lies introverted within the body until it is shot out to seize prey._
3. Directed toward inner experience or spiritual matters rather than the outside world.
   - Simple: Thinking deeply about your own feelings, your soul, or spiritual things.
   - _The monk lived an introverted life devoted to contemplation and inner peace._
   - _In her most introverted phases, she turned away from worldly concerns toward questions of the spirit._

## Verb

Pronunciation: say "in-troh-VUR-tid" US /ɪntɹoʊˈvəɹtɪd/, UK /ɪntɹəʊˈvəːtɪd/

4. Simple past and past participle of introvert. — simple past and past participle of introvert
   - Simple: Past tense and past participle of introvert. Use it for the past, or after has, have or had.

## Other meanings

- (adjective) Arranged so that two similar words, lines, or elements are placed at the center of the structure rather than at its edges.

## Origin

Formed from "introvert" combined with the suffix "-ed."

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/introverted (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).