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View synonyms for gregarious
gregarious
/ ɡrɪˈɡɛərɪəs /
adjective
- enjoying the company of others
- (of animals) living together in herds or flocks Compare solitary
- (of plants) growing close together but not in dense clusters
- of, relating to, or characteristic of crowds or communities
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Derived Forms
- greˈgariousness, noun
- greˈgariously, adverb
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Other Words From
- gre·gari·ous·ly adverb
- gre·gari·ous·ness noun
- nongre·gari·ous adjective
- nongre·gari·ous·ly adverb
- nongre·gari·ous·ness noun
- ungre·gari·ous adjective
- ungre·gari·ous·ly adverb
- ungre·gari·ous·ness noun
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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 )
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Word History and Origins
Origin of gregarious1
C17: from Latin gregārius belonging to a flock, from grex flock
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Example Sentences
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.
From BBC
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".
From BBC
It had been a whirlwind few weeks, but she was gregarious as she sipped tea poured from a miniature teapot.
From New York Times
There he befriends the gregarious Turner, played by Wilson.
From Los Angeles Times
"He was not a gregarious, charity-giving clown - he was a dangerous sexual predator."
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