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adjectivefond of the company of others; sociable. living in flocks or herds, as animals. Botany. growing in open clusters or colonies; not matted together. pertaining to a flock or crowd. Origin of gregarious1660–70; <Latin gregārius belonging to a flock, equivalent to greg- (stem of grex ) flock + -ārius -ary SYNONYMS FOR gregarious1 social, genial, outgoing, convivial, companionable, friendly, extrovert. SEE SYNONYMS FOR gregarious ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM gregariousgre·gar·i·ous·ly, adverbgre·gar·i·ous·ness, nounnon·gre·gar·i·ous, adjectivenon·gre·gar·i·ous·ly, adverb non·gre·gar·i·ous·ness, nounun·gre·gar·i·ous, adjectiveun·gre·gar·i·ous·ly, adverbun·gre·gar·i·ous·ness, noun Words nearby gregariousgreeting card, grefa, Greg, gregale, gregarine, gregarious, Gregg, grego, Gregorian, Gregorian calendar, Gregorian chant Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for gregariousAlexander is everything Turing is not—gregarious, flirty, and, you guessed it, charming. From ‘The Good Wife’ to ‘The Imitation Game’: Matthew Goode Wages His Charm Offensive|Kevin Fallon|November 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST Onscreen, Teller is a bit like a young Vince Vaughn—gregarious, charming, and a tad suspicious. Miles Teller’s Movie Star Moment: From the Brink of Death to ‘Whiplash’|Marlow Stern|October 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST In person, Reiner is gregarious and very chatty, regaling you with great anecdotes from his back catalogue. Rob Reiner on the State of Romcoms, ‘The Princess Bride’s’ Alternate Ending, and the Red Viper|Marlow Stern|July 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST He was gregarious and sociable, enjoying the company of entourages whenever he went to Cannes or some other film festival. My Friend, Roger Ebert: Pulitzer Prize Winner Tom Shales on the Moving Documentary ‘Life Itself’|Tom Shales|July 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The gregarious pair met while studying at Kingston University in England; they self-initiated the project while still students. The A-Z Dictionary of Google Images—For the Moment|Sarah Moroz|February 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST The Americans are as gregarious as school-boys, and think it an incivility to leave you by yourself. Diary in America, Series One|Frederick Marryat (AKA Captain Marryat) There is little good to be got from your vague, gregarious natures, liking or disliking merely because others like or dislike. Hortus Vitae|Violet Paget, AKA Vernon Lee Gregarious groupings of cockroaches have been observed most frequently among the domiciliary species. The Biotic Associations of Cockroaches|Louis M. Roth Crows are a gregarious race with settled habitations and an organized commonwealth. The Crock of Gold|James Stephens They are gregarious in habit and frequently occur in immense numbers together. Directions for Collecting and Preserving Insects|C. V. Riley
British Dictionary definitions for gregarious
adjectiveenjoying the company of others (of animals) living together in herds or flocksCompare solitary (def. 6) (of plants) growing close together but not in dense clusters of, relating to, or characteristic of crowds or communities Derived forms of gregariousgregariously, adverbgregariousness, nounWord Origin for gregariousC17: from Latin gregārius belonging to a flock, from grex flock Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to gregariousaffable, sociable, companionable, convivial, cordial, fun, outgoing, social, clubby |