gregarious
Use Gregarious in a sentence
i adjective
1.
fond of the company of others; sociable.
2.
living in flocks or herds, as animals.
3.
Botany. growing in open clusters or colonies; not matted together.
4.
pertaining to a flock or crowd.
Origin:
1660–70; < Latin gregārius belonging to a flock, equivalent to greg- (stem of grex) flock + -ārius -arious
1660–70; < Latin gregārius belonging to a flock, equivalent to greg- (stem of grex) flock + -ārius -arious
Related forms
gre·gar·i·ous·ly, adverb
gre·gar·i·ous·ness, noun
non·gre·gar·i·ous, adjective
non·gre·gar·i·ous·ly, adverb
non·gre·gar·i·ous·ness, noun
Synonyms
1. social, genial, outgoing, convivial, companionable, friendly, extroverted.
1. social, genial, outgoing, convivial, companionable, friendly, extroverted.
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gregarious (ɡrɪˈɡɛərɪəs) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | enjoying the company of others |
| 2. | Compare solitary (of animals) living together in herds or flocks |
| 3. | (of plants) growing close together but not in dense clusters |
| 4. | of, relating to, or characteristic of crowds or communities |
| [C17: from Latin gregārius belonging to a flock, from grex flock] | |
| gre'gariously | |
| —adv | |
| gre'gariousness | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
gregarious
1668, "living in flocks" (of animals), from L. gregarius, from grex (gen. gregis) "flock, herd," reduplication of PIE base *gere- "to gather together, assemble" (cf. Gk. ageirein "to assemble," agora "assembly;" O.C.S. grusti "handful;" Lith. gurgulys "chaos, confusion, gurguole "crowd, mass"). Sense
of "sociable" first recorded 1789.
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Example sentences
We all seem to be quite gregarious and do well with work and social activity.
Bluegills are gregarious, so when you catch one, there are usually more in the same place.
The problem was that her gregarious confidence vanished in social settings.
She is both candid and private, gregarious and solitary, self-doubting and daring.
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