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gregarious

[ gri-gair-ee-uhs ]

adjective

  1. fond of the company of others; sociable.

    Synonyms: , , , , , ,

  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.


gregarious

/ ɡɪˈɡɛəɪə /

adjective

  1. enjoying the company of others
  2. (of animals) living together in herds or flocks Compare solitary
  3. (of plants) growing close together but not in dense clusters
  4. of, relating to, or characteristic of crowds or communities
“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
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Derived Forms

  • ˈdzܲԱ, noun
  • ˈdzܲ, adverb
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ·i·dzܲ· adverb
  • ·i·dzܲ·Ա noun
  • ԴDzg·i·dzܲ adjective
  • non·i·dzܲ· adverb
  • non·i·dzܲ·Ա noun
  • ܲg·i·dzܲ adjective
  • un·i·dzܲ· adverb
  • un·i·dzܲ·Ա noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of gregarious1

First recorded in 1660–70; from Latin ܲ “belonging to a flock,” from greg- (stem of grex ) “crowd, flock, herd” + -ary ( def )
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of gregarious1

C17: from Latin ܲ belonging to a flock, from grex flock
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Gill is a gregarious, optimistic Southerner whose decision to move into an RV inspired others on his block to do the same.

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He confirmed he noticed "a change in her behaviour" after she returned from the Newbury event, and she was no longer her gregarious and outgoing self.

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In the years afterwards, Mr Anderson said he "went into isolation mode", which was not like him as he was once "quite a gregarious, outgoing person".

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It had been a whirlwind few weeks, but she was gregarious as she sipped tea poured from a miniature teapot.

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There he befriends the gregarious Turner, played by Wilson.

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