English Explanatory Dictionary

gregarious

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Who enjoys being in crowds and socializing.
  2. Of animals that travel in herds or packs.
  3. Growing in open clusters or colonies; not matted together.
  4. Pertaining to a flock or crowd.

Pronunciation

/ɡɹɪˈɡɛə.ɹɪ.əs/ /ɡɹɪˈɡɛɚ.i.əs/ en-us-gregarious.ogg en-au-gregarious.ogg

Word forms

gregarious more gregarious most gregarious

Etymology

First attested in 1688; borrowed from Latin gregārius, see -ious.

Synonyms

outgoing sociable social

Antonyms

ungregarious nongregarious

Derived words

gregariously gregariousness semigregarious
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