gregarious
fond 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 gregarious
1Other 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
He was a treasured friend, unrelentingly cheerful with an infectious smile and gregarious manner.
Swafford, a composer who has written biographies of Ives, Beethoven and Brahms, calls Mozart “the sanest, most gregarious, least self-flagellating” of his subjects, fundamentally a happy man.
The astounding brilliance and abiding joy of Mozart | Tim Page | December 18, 2020 | Washington PostThey transform into what scientists call their “gregarious” form.
A single chemical may draw lonely locusts into a hungry swarm | Jonathan Lambert | September 7, 2020 | Science News For StudentsA gregarious locust is a larger, hungrier locust than before.
A single chemical may draw lonely locusts into a hungry swarm | Jonathan Lambert | September 7, 2020 | Science News For StudentsIn addition to working on safety, researchers will need to learn more about ways to spread vaccines in various species — particularly in animals that are less gregarious than bats.
Can Vaccines for Wildlife Prevent Human Pandemics? | Rodrigo Pérez Ortega | August 24, 2020 | Quanta Magazine
Yet the gregariousness of the web only intensifies his solitude.
On the Hill, Bonjean has a reputation for gregariousness and hosting great parties.
As a second choice he should be of the Thoracic type, to supply the gregariousness which the Cerebral lacks.
How to Analyze People on Sight | Elsie Lincoln Benedict and Ralph Paine BenedictThe formation of human societies is directly connected with the gregariousness of the nearest related mammals.
The Wonders of Life | Ernst HaeckelThey early discover that gregariousness is one of the chief characteristics of an Oxford man.
Rowlandson's Oxford | A. Hamilton GibbsThey cultivate gregariousness, if it is not already temperamental, as one of the cardinal virtues.
Rowlandson's Oxford | A. Hamilton GibbsOne chooses between frosty seclusion and balmy gregariousness.
If You're Going to Live in the Country | Thomas H. Ormsbee and Richmond Huntley
British Dictionary definitions for gregarious
/ (ɡrɪˈɡɛərɪəs) /
enjoying the company of others
(of animals) living together in herds or flocks: Compare solitary (def. 6)
(of plants) growing close together but not in dense clusters
of, relating to, or characteristic of crowds or communities
Origin of gregarious
1Derived forms of gregarious
- gregariously, adverb
- gregariousness, noun
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