gregarious
adj/ɡɹɪˈɡɛə.ɹɪ.əs/UK/ɡɹɪˈɡɛɚ.i.əs/US
Etymology
First attested in 1688; borrowed from Latin gregārius, see -ious.
- borrowed from gregārius
Definitions
Who enjoys being in crowds and socializing.
Of animals that travel in herds or packs.
- The Fin-Back is not gregarious. He seems a whale-hater, as some men are man-haters.
- Rabbits are lively at nightfall, and when evening rain drives them underground they still feel gregarious.
Growing in open clusters or colonies
Growing in open clusters or colonies; not matted together.
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Pertaining to a flock or crowd.
The neighborhood
- antonymungregariousantonym(s) of “of a person”
- antonymnongregariousantonym(s) of “zoology”
Derived
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for gregarious. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA