Personality glossary: MBTI, A/T, Enneagram & Big Five

Frameworks & shorthand

-A / -T · The extra suffix #

In 16Personalities, -A is Assertive and -T is Turbulent, the two ends of its Identity aspect. For example, INFP-T combines INFP with -T; it does not turn F into Thinking. This is not an extra MBTI preference pair. OpenJung does not calculate A/T, and one site’s percentages cannot simply be converted to another’s.

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16 personalities ≠ 16Personalities ≠ MBTI #

“16 personalities” can refer generally to sixteen four-letter combinations. 16Personalities is a particular website using the NERIS framework; MBTI is a different assessment and framework. OpenJung adapts OEJTS and is neither of them. The same four letters do not prove the tests measure or score identically.

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5w4 / 9w1 · Enneagram wings #

The Enneagram uses nine numbered types. In its terminology, a wing is an adjacent type: 5w4 means Five with a Four wing; 9w1 means Nine with a One wing. The w is not another MBTI letter. This is a separate framework, not a subtype you can calculate from INFP or any other four-letter code.

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Big Five / OCEAN · Traits, not 16 boxes #

OCEAN stands for Openness, Conscientiousness, Extraversion, Agreeableness and Neuroticism. Big Five questionnaires describe trait scores rather than requiring sixteen categories. Instruments can use different labels: the cited IPIP scales use Emotional Stability and Intellect/Imagination. OCEAN’s N is not MBTI’s Intuition (N), and a four-letter code cannot supply your Big Five percentages.

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16 type names

These are 16Personalities names, not literal jobs, abilities or identities. A title such as Architect does not tell you which career to choose.

INTJ Architect #

16Personalities name: Architect. Group: Purple · Analysts (NT).

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INTP Logician #

16Personalities name: Logician. Group: Purple · Analysts (NT).

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ENTJ Commander #

16Personalities name: Commander. Group: Purple · Analysts (NT).

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ENTP Debater #

16Personalities name: Debater. Group: Purple · Analysts (NT).

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INFJ Advocate #

16Personalities name: Advocate. Group: Green · Diplomats (NF).

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INFP Mediator #

16Personalities name: Mediator. Group: Green · Diplomats (NF).

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ENFJ Protagonist #

16Personalities name: Protagonist. Group: Green · Diplomats (NF).

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ENFP Campaigner #

16Personalities name: Campaigner. Group: Green · Diplomats (NF).

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ISTJ Logistician #

16Personalities name: Logistician. Group: Blue · Sentinels (SJ).

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ISFJ Defender #

16Personalities name: Defender. Group: Blue · Sentinels (SJ).

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ESTJ Executive #

16Personalities name: Executive. Group: Blue · Sentinels (SJ).

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ESFJ Consul #

16Personalities name: Consul. Group: Blue · Sentinels (SJ).

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ISTP Virtuoso #

16Personalities name: Virtuoso. Group: Yellow · Explorers (SP).

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ISFP Adventurer #

16Personalities name: Adventurer. Group: Yellow · Explorers (SP).

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ESTP Entrepreneur #

16Personalities name: Entrepreneur. Group: Yellow · Explorers (SP).

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ESFP Entertainer #

16Personalities name: Entertainer. Group: Yellow · Explorers (SP).

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Color groups

These are the four roles and colors used by 16Personalities. Other systems can use different colors. They are not OpenJung’s four dimension colors or a ranking of people.

Purple · Analysts (NT) #

These are the four roles and colors used by 16Personalities. Other systems can use different colors. They are not OpenJung’s four dimension colors or a ranking of people.

• INTJ
• INTP
• ENTJ
• ENTP

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Green · Diplomats (NF) #

These are the four roles and colors used by 16Personalities. Other systems can use different colors. They are not OpenJung’s four dimension colors or a ranking of people.

• INFJ
• INFP
• ENFJ
• ENFP

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Blue · Sentinels (SJ) #

These are the four roles and colors used by 16Personalities. Other systems can use different colors. They are not OpenJung’s four dimension colors or a ranking of people.

• ISTJ
• ISFJ
• ESTJ
• ESFJ

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Yellow · Explorers (SP) #

These are the four roles and colors used by 16Personalities. Other systems can use different colors. They are not OpenJung’s four dimension colors or a ranking of people.

• ISTP
• ISFP
• ESTP
• ESFP

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Letter pairs

The definitions here follow the Myers & Briggs Foundation’s preference terminology. 16Personalities uses a separate framework; identical letters do not make assessments interchangeable.

E / I · Extraversion / Introversion #

In type theory, E/I describes an outward or inward focus of attention. “I person” and “E person” are informal shorthand, not a measure of social skill. Introversion is not the same as shyness.

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S / N · Sensing / Intuition #

S/N describes attending to concrete information or patterns and possibilities. Neither letter measures intelligence or creativity. In 16Personalities, S is called Observant rather than Sensing.

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T / F · Thinking / Feeling #

T/F describes giving weight to logical criteria or personal and interpersonal values in decisions. It does not divide people into those who think and those who feel. This T is not the suffix -T.

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J / P · Judging / Perceiving #

J/P describes a preference for structure and closure or keeping options open in the outer world. It does not establish punctuality or self-discipline. 16Personalities calls P Prospecting rather than Perceiving.

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