Gregarious
[grɪ'geərɪəs] or [grɪ'gɛrɪəs]
Definition
(adj.) instinctively or temperamentally seeking and enjoying the company of others; 'he is a gregarious person who avoids solitude' .
(adj.) (of animals) tending to form a group with others of the same species; 'gregarious bird species' .
(adj.) (of plants) growing in groups that are close together .
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Definition
(a.) Habitually living or moving in flocks or herds; tending to flock or herd together; not habitually solitary or living alone.
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Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Social, sociable, consociative
ANT:Unsocial, unsociable, solitary
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Definition
adj. associating or living in flocks and herds.—adj. Gregā′rian.—n. Gregā-rianism.—adv. Gregā′riously.—n. Gregā′riousness.
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Examples
- Young lady, I am disposed to be gregarious and communicative to-night. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- If she has a single nature, why do you want to make her gregarious? D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- The horse is a very gregarious creature. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
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