introverted
/ˈɪntrə(ʊ)vəːtɪd
/adjective
1Of, denoting, or typical of an introvert.At school age they become cautious, quiet and introverted....
- For example, in any group of people some may be reserved and introverted, while others may be extremely boisterous and extroverted.
- An introverted infant will remain introverted for life, suggests recent research.
Synonyms
shy, reserved, withdrawn, reticent, diffident, retiring, quiet, timid, timorous, meek, bashful, unsociable;
introspective, introvert, inward-looking, self-contained, self-absorbed, self-interested;
contemplative, thoughtful, pensive, ruminative, meditative, reflective
rare indrawn
1.1(Of a community, company, or other group) concerned principally with its own affairs; inward-looking or parochial.Think of how grey, introverted, small-minded and parochial Scotland can sometimes be....
- Sectionalism and the Civil War exacerbated these conditions, giving rise to xenophobia and a more introverted society.
- Much of the time the different communities lived in introverted quarters, clustered around a mosque, a church or a synagogue.
2 Anatomy & Zoology (Of an organ or other body part) turned or pushed inward on itself.
- plant-cutter
- planter
- planterdom
- plantership
- planter's punch
- plant-feeder
- plant food
- plant geographer
- plant geography
- plant hopper
- plant house
- plantiecrue
- plantiequoy
- plantigrade
- plantigrady
- Plantin
- planting attorney
- planting ground
- planting plough
- planting plow
- planting stick
- plantivorous
- plant kingdom
- plantless
- plantlet