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gre·gar·i·ous
\grə̇ˈga(a)rēəs, grēˈ-, -ˈger-, -ˈgār-\ adjective
Etymology: Latin gregarius of or relating to a herd or flock, from greg-, grex herd, flock + -arius -ary; akin to Old Irish graig herd of horses, Greek ageirein to collect, agora assembly, Lithuanian gurgulỹs thickening
1.
a. : marked by an inclination to associate with others of one's kind : tending to live in a flock, herd, or community rather than alone
< fowl are gregarious >
< man is a gregarious animal, living in flocks with his kind, in order to face the common foe — Emil Brunner >
b. : characteristic of or common throughout a group, flock, or community
< gregarious alarm at the intrusion >
2. : marked by an instinctive or temperamental preference for a social rather than a solitary existence : wanting to be with others and disliking much solitude
< the American is sociable and gregarious: he does not like solitariness or the solitudes — W.L.Sperry >
3.
a. of a plant : growing in a cluster or a colony
b. : living in a community or in contiguous nests but not forming a true colony — used especially of solitary wasps and bees
Synonyms: see social |