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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 was not a gregarious, charity-giving clown - he was a dangerous sexual predator."
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But the women we have spoken to say his portrayal as pleasant and gregarious was far from the truth.
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He said he was a gregarious guy who loved to cook for friends and strangers and often baked chocolate chip cookies on Saturday nights.
From Los Angeles Times
It was Harris leaning into her own gregarious nature while deploying a tactical restraint as needed.
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The gregarious Johnson, 28, has been an integral part of Rams culture since he was selected in the third round of the 2017 NFL draft out of Boston College.
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