Vocabulary

introverted

内向(ないこう)的(てき)

B2 · Upper-intermediate Rare

Samraworld Dictionary

(1) Adjective
Possessing a reserved or shy nature typically with an inclination to solitude.　Reserved, reticent, shy, withdrawn.
控(ひか)えめな、または恥(は)ずかしがり屋(や)の性質(せいしつ)を持(も)ち、通常(つうじょう)は孤独(こどく)になりがちです。控(ひか)え目(め)、寡黙(かもく)、恥(は)ずかしがり屋(や)、引(ひ)き篭(こ)もった。

Examples

  1. He was shy and introverted when he was in high school, but when he reached university he changed dramatically.