gregarious

[ gri-gair-ee-uhs ]

adjective

1. fond of the company of others; sociable.

   Synonyms: extrovert, friendly, companionable, convivial, outgoing, genial, social

2. living in flocks or herds, as animals.
3. Botany. growing in open clusters or colonies; not matted together.
4. pertaining to a flock or crowd.

gregarious

/ ɡrɪˈɡɛərɪəs /

adjective

1. enjoying the company of others
2. (of animals) living together in herds or flocks Compare solitary
3. (of plants) growing close together but not in dense clusters
4. of, relating to, or characteristic of crowds or communities

Derived Forms

• greˈgariousness, noun
• greˈgariously, adverb

Other Words From

• gre·gari·ous·ly adverb
• gre·gari·ous·ness noun
• nongre·gari·ous adjective
• nongre·gari·ous·ly adverb
• nongre·gari·ous·ness noun
• ungre·gari·ous adjective
• ungre·gari·ous·ly adverb
• ungre·gari·ous·ness noun

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 )

Word History and Origins

Origin of gregarious¹

C17: from Latin gregārius belonging to a flock, from grex flock

Example Sentences

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."

From BBC

But the women we have spoken to say his portrayal as pleasant and gregarious was far from the truth.

From BBC

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.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• affable
• sociable