/ˈbʊk.trə.vɜːrt/
Definition: A person who finds comfort in books and solitude; a combination of an introvert and a book lover. Booktroverts often prefer the company of fictional characters to real-world social interactions.
Example: "At the party, she found a quiet corner, pulled out her novel, and revealed her true booktrovert nature."
Etymology: Modern English (1990s–2000s): Portmanteau of book (from Old English bōc, ‘written document’) and introvert (from Latin introvertere, ‘to turn inward’).
Related terms: introvert, bibliophile, bookworm
A booktrovert is both an introvert and a book lover. They draw energy from solitude, prefer quiet over chaos, and find deep joy in the world of literature. Often, a booktrovert would rather spend time with fictional characters than navigate crowded rooms of real ones.
Some believe the first usage was uttered by a forest librarian in 1983 during a thunderstorm. There is no definitive record.
What we do know is that booktroverts prefer paper to pixels, and small dogs to large dinner parties. They have strong opinions about margin width. They have, at some point, cried over a fictional fox.
A booktrovert will read a book at a wedding reception. A booktrovert will bring a novel on a hike, “just in case.” A booktrovert has once dramatically closed a hardcover and whispered, “No.”
Booktrovert.org has been here since 1997 trying to understand booktroverts better. We still have questions:
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Thank you for asking what a booktrovert is. We hope this helped. But if it didn’t...perhaps you already are one.
Yours by definition,
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