centrovert

English

Etymology

From centro- +‎ -vert.

Noun

centrovert (plural centroverts)

Being in the middle between introvert and extrovert.
- 1998 November 1, Harish Johari, Dhanwantari: A Complete Guide to the Ayurvedic Life‎^[1], Simon and Schuster, →ISBN, page 52:
  These seven basic classes form the range of human body chemistry. And, of the seven, the basic three classes are vayu-dominated, pitta-dominated and kapha-dominated. This triad corresponds rather closely to the ectomorph-mesomorph-endomorph system of physiological classification (somatotypes) worked out by the American psychologist William Shelton, and with the extrovert-centrovert-introvert system of psychological classification evolved by the Swiss psychotherapist Carl Gustav Jung.
- 2010 July 27, Devora Zack, “Goodbye Golden Rule”, in Networking for People Who Hate Networking: A Field Guide for Introverts, the Overwhelmed, and the Underconnected‎^[2], Berrett-Koehler Publishers, →ISBN, page 84:
  Similarly, a centrovert, someone who borders between introvert and extrovert, will find it relatively easy to flex his style. It does not take much effort for a centrovert to relate to or speak the same language as an extrovert.
- 2012 October 1, Elizabeth Larson, Richard Larson, The Influencing Formula‎^[3], Watermark Learning, pages 88–89:
  The author's take is that networking for deep and lasting connections is best performed by introverts and “centroverts” as she puts is (a centrovert being in the middle between introvert and extrovert).
- 2014 June 27, Sylvia Loehken, Quiet Impact: How to be a successful Introvert‎^[4], John Murray Press, →ISBN:
  You are in the intermediate zone between introvert and extrovert and as a so-called 'centrovert' or 'ambivert' you can get on well with both personality types. Your behaviour is particularly flexible.
- 2015 April 23, Sylvia Loehken, The Power of Personality: How Introverts and Extroverts Can Combine to Amazing Effect‎^[5], John Murray Press, →ISBN:
  The art of centrovert living therefore has to do with variety, compromise and balance. Centroverts tend less to the recklessness, distraction or impatience seen in extroverts when they are bored or forced to be inactive. On the other hand, they also have less of a battle with passivity, flight and contact avoidance, which become hurdles for introverts because of too much external stimulation.
- 2019 May 21, Devora Zack, “Structuring Events That Work for All”, in Networking for People Who Hate Networking, Second Edition: A Field Guide for Introverts, the Overwhelmed, and the Underconnected‎^[6], 2 edition, Berrett-Koehler Publishers, →ISBN, page 144:
  Centrovert strengths include: Bridging divides, Developing buy-in, Enabling connections

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