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Meaning of gregarious in English

Table of contents
  1. Pronunciation
  2. Classifying Adjective
    1. Definitions
  3. Qualitative Adjective
    1. Etymology
    2. Definitions
  1. Pronunciation

    /ɡrəˈɡɛriəs/

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  1. Classifying Adjective

    gregarious

    Definitions

    1. seeking and enjoying the company of others

    Examples

    • « a gregarious person who avoids solitude »

    Synonyms

    • social
  2. Qualitative Adjective

    gregarious

    Etymology

    mid 17th century: from Latin gregarius (from grex, greg-‘a flock’) + -ous

    Definitions

    1. tending to form a group with others of the same kind

    Examples

    • « gregarious bird species »
    • « man is a gregarious animal »

    Synonyms

    • caespitose
    • cespitose
    • tufted
    • clustered
    • herding(a)
    • swarming(a)
    • social

    Antonyms

    • ungregarious

Famous quotes

  • « I'm very gregarious, but I love being in the hills on my own. »
    Norman MacCaig
  • « The human being is in the most literal sense a political animal, not merely a gregarious animal, but an animal which can individuate itself only in the midst of society. »
    Karl Marx
  • « I'm the most gregarious of men and love good company, but never less alone when alone. »
    Peter O'Toole

See also

  • social

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