gre·gar·i·ous

[gri-gair-ee-uhs]
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

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
un·gre·gar·i·ous, adjective
un·gre·gar·i·ous·ly, adverb
un·gre·gar·i·ous·ness, noun


1. social, genial, outgoing, convivial, companionable, friendly, extroverted.
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gregarious (ɡrɪˈɡɛərɪəs) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
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
For a shy man, his gregarious generosity of spirit was remarkable.
Less gregarious than other nuthatches, the white-breasted nuthatch is typically
  seen singly or in pairs.
These gregarious nesters, whose eggs are gathered in a big nursery, cannot
  profit by any concealing coloration of the eggs.
They are considered quite gregarious, often schooling in large groups and with
  other dolphin species, such as spotted dolphins.
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