Reference List: Resources About Ambivert Personality Types

Definitions, research reports, papers and general articles about Ambiverts

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Dictionary Definition of Ambivert

The definition of Ambivert was updated in the Cambridge Dictionary on 18th December, 2024 with the following information:

a person who has features of both an introvert (= someone who prefers to spend time alone) and an extrovert (= someone who prefers to be with other people) in their personality:

Ambiverts are sometimes also called outgoing or social introverts.

An ambivert typically enjoys other people, but needs time alone.

Most people don’t strongly identify as introverts or extroverts. These people are called ambiverts.

Ambiverts naturally engage in a flexible pattern of talking and listening.

In the right context, in the right mood, around the right people, ambiverts can be extroverted.

Adjusting behaviour to fit the person or situation seems to come naturally to ambiverts.

The Oxford English Dictionary definition can be found here. Access may be gated.

The earliest known use of the word ambivert is in the 1920s.

OED's earliest evidence for ambivert is from 1923, in a paper by E. S. Conklin.

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Research Reports & Papers about Ambiverts

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