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
Synonyms for gregarious
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affable, sociable, companionable, convivial, cordial, fun, outgoing, social, clubbyExamples from the Web for gregarious
Contemporary Examples of gregarious
Alexander 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 OffensiveKevin Fallon
November 24, 2014
Onscreen, Teller is a bit like a young Vince Vaughn—gregarious, charming, and a tad suspicious.
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 ViperMarlow Stern
July 27, 2014
He was gregarious and sociable, enjoying the company of entourages whenever he went to Cannes or some other film festival.
The gregarious pair met while studying at Kingston University in England; they self-initiated the project while still students.
Historical Examples of gregarious
The Dublin people were gregarious and garrulous, and he was solitary and reflective.
Changing WindsSt. John G. Ervine
It is gregarious, often many stems growing from one mass of mycelium.
The Mushroom, Edible and OtherwiseM. E. Hard
Westray was of a gregarious temperament, and missed his fellow-lodger.
The Nebuly CoatJohn Meade Falkner
Gregarious: living in societies or communities; but not social.
Explanation of Terms Used in EntomologyJohn. B. Smith
Like the fishes, moreover, they may be either solitary or gregarious.
The Outline of Science, Vol. 1 (of 4)J. Arthur Thomson
gregarious
- enjoying 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
Word Origin for gregarious
Word Origin and History for gregarious
1660s, "living in flocks" (of animals), from Latin gregarius "pertaining to a flock; of the herd, of the common sort, common," from grex (genitive gregis) "flock, herd," reduplication of PIE root *ger- "to gather together, assemble" (cf. Greek ageirein "to assemble," agora "assembly;" Old Church Slavonic grusti "handful;" Lithuanian gurgulys "chaos, confusion," gurguole "crowd, mass"). Sense of "sociable" first recorded 1789. Related: Gregariously; gregariousness.