- gregarious
- \ \ see SEGREGATE
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Gregarious — Gre*ga ri*ous, a. [L. gregarius, fr. grex, gregis, herd; cf. Gr. ? to assemble, Skr. jar to approach. Cf. {Congregate}, {Egregious}.] Habitually living or moving in flocks or herds; tending to flock or herd together; not habitually solitary or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
gregarious — (adj.) 1660s, living in flocks (of animals), from L. gregarius pertaining to a flock; of the herd, of the common sort, common, from grex (gen. gregis) flock, herd, reduplication of PIE root *ger to gather together, assemble (Cf. Gk. ageirein to… … Etymology dictionary
gregarious — *social, cooperative, convivial, companionable, hospitable … New Dictionary of Synonyms
gregarious — [adj] friendly affable, clubby*, companionable, convivial, cordial, fun, outgoing, sociable, social; concept 404 Ant. cold, cool, introverted, unfriendly, unhospitable, unsociable … New thesaurus
gregarious — ► ADJECTIVE 1) fond of company; sociable. 2) (of animals) living in flocks or colonies. DERIVATIVES gregariously adverb gregariousness noun. ORIGIN Latin gregarius, from grex a flock … English terms dictionary
gregarious — [grə ger′ē əs] adj. [L gregarius, belonging to a flock < grex (gen. gregis), a flock, herd < IE base * ger , to collect > Gr ageirein, to assemble] 1. living in herds or flocks 2. fond of the company of others; sociable 3. having to do… … English World dictionary
gregarious — [[t]grɪge͟əriəs[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED Someone who is gregarious enjoys being with other people. She is such a gregarious and outgoing person. Ant: shy 2) ADJ GRADED Gregarious animals or birds normally live in large groups. Snow geese are very… … English dictionary
gregarious — gre|gar|i|ous [ grə geriəs ] adjective 1. ) a gregarious person enjoys being with other people 2. ) gregarious animals or birds live in groups … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
gregarious — adjective 1) he was fun loving and gregarious Syn: sociable, company loving, convivial, companionable, outgoing, friendly, affable, amiable, genial, warm, comradely; informal chummy Ant: unsociable 2) … Thesaurus of popular words
gregarious — UK [ɡrɪˈɡeərɪəs] / US [ɡrəˈɡerɪəs] adjective 1) a gregarious person enjoys being with other people 2) gregarious animals or birds live in groups … English dictionary
gregarious — [grɪˈgeəriəs] adj 1) a gregarious person enjoys being with other people 2) gregarious animals or birds live in groups … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
