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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
EXPANDSynonyms
1. social, genial, outgoing, convivial, companionable, friendly, extroverted.
1. social, genial, outgoing, convivial, companionable, friendly, extroverted.
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Gregarious
is a GRE word you need to know.
So is pro forma. Does it mean:
| to destroy the smoothness or evenness of; of a bird, to erect the feathers in anger; to disturb or irritate |
| according to form; prescribing a set form or procedure |
Example Sentences
- These gregarious marine birds are among the world's smallest penguins .
- Hornbills are large gregarious birds that mate for life.
- The problem was that her gregarious confidence vanished in social settings.
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World English Dictionary
| gregarious (ɡrɪˈɡɛərɪəs) | |
| —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
EXPANDof "sociable" first recorded 1789.
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