gregarious

[gri-gair-ee-uhs]

adjective

1. fond of the company of others; sociable.

   Synonyms: extrovert, friendly, companionable, convivial, outgoing, genial, social

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

/ ɡrɪˈɡɛərɪəs /

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

Other Word Forms

• gregariously adverb
• gregariousness noun
• nongregarious adjective
• nongregariously adverb
• nongregariousness noun
• ungregarious adjective
• ungregariously adverb
• ungregariousness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of gregarious¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of gregarious¹

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

Example Sentences

With an affable exuberance, Safdie has something of the gregarious showman about him.

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“He’s funny and gregarious, and we just had a great time socially with him. We believed he had a tremendous range that could play almost anything.”

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The film sees the usually well-groomed Irishman transform into a bearded Ron, the gregarious one-time trade union leader turned unlikely amateur sleuth, in a new Netflix movie based on the first book in the series.

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She described her brother as a "gregarious chap" with a "very warm personality" and "infectious laugh".

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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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Related Words

• affable 
• sociable