gregarious

[ gri-gair-ee-uhs ]
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adjective
  1. fond of the company of others; sociable.

  2. living in flocks or herds, as animals.

  1. Botany. growing in open clusters or colonies; not matted together.

  2. pertaining to a flock or crowd.

Origin of gregarious

1
First recorded in 1660–70; from Latin gregārius “belonging to a flock,” from greg- (stem of grex ) “crowd, flock, herd” + -ārius -ary

Other words for gregarious

Other words from gregarious

  • 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

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How to use gregarious in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for gregarious

gregarious

/ (ɡrɪˈɡɛərɪəs) /


adjective
  1. enjoying the company of others

  2. (of animals) living together in herds or flocks: Compare solitary (def. 6)

  1. (of plants) growing close together but not in dense clusters

  2. of, relating to, or characteristic of crowds or communities

Origin of gregarious

1
C17: from Latin gregārius belonging to a flock, from grex flock

Derived forms of gregarious

  • gregariously, adverb
  • gregariousness, noun

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