ambivert

An ambivert is a person who exhibits characteristics of both an introvert and an extrovert. This term, introduced by psychologist Edmund S. Conklin in 1923, describes individuals whose introversive and extraversive tendencies are balanced and manifest differently depending on the situation.12

While introverts tend to direct their interests inward, focusing on their own thoughts and feelings, and extroverts are more outwardly focused, engaging with people and the external world, ambiverts fall in between. This means an ambivert might be reserved and contemplative in some situations, and outgoing and responsive in others. The concept of ambiversion acknowledges that most people do not fit neatly into the strict categories of introvert or extrovert.2