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gre·gar·i·ous 
[gri-gair-ee-uhs] Pronunciation Key
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[gri-gair-ee-uhs] Pronunciation Key –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; < L gregārius belonging to a flock, equiv. to greg- (s. of grex) flock + -ārius -arious]
] —Related forms
gre·gar·i·ous·ly, adverb
gre·gar·i·ous·ness, noun
—Synonyms 1. social, genial, outgoing, convivial, companionable, friendly, extroverted.
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| gre·gar·i·ous
(grĭ-gâr'ē-əs) Pronunciation Key
adj.
[Latin gregārius, belonging to a flock, from grex, greg-, flock; see ger- in Indo-European roots.] gre·gar'i·ous·ly adv., gre·gar'i·ous·ness n. |
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gregarious
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.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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| gregarious | |
adjective | |
| 1. | (of animals) tending to form a group with others of the same species; "gregarious bird species" [ant: ungregarious] |
| 2. | instinctively or temperamentally seeking and enjoying the company of others; "he is a gregarious person who avoids solitude" |
| 3. | (of plants) growing in groups that are close together [ant: ungregarious] |
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Gregarious
Gre*ga"ri*ous\, a. [L. gregarius, fr. grex, gregis, herd; cf. Gr. ? to assemble, Skr. jar to approach. Cf. Congregate, Egregious.] Habitually living or moving in flocks or herds; tending to flock or herd together; not habitually solitary or living alone. --Burke. No birds of prey are gregarious. --Ray. -- Gre*ga"ri*ous*ly, adv. -- Gre*ga"ri*ous*ness, n.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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