gregarious en · ADJ
Pronunciation
Etymology
First attested in 1688; borrowed from Latin gregārius, see -ious.
Meanings
- (of a person) Who enjoys being in crowds and socializing.
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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.
1851 November 14, Herman Melville, chapter 32, in Moby-Dick; or, The Whale, 1st American edition, New York, N.Y.: Harper & Brothers; London: Richard Bentley, →OCLC, page 151:Rabbits are lively at nightfall, and when evening rain drives them underground they still feel gregarious.
1972, Richard Adams, Watership Down:
- Growing in open clusters or colonies; not matted together.
- Pertaining to a flock or crowd.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most gregarious | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more gregarious | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Antonyms
nongregarious (antonym(s) of “zoology”) · ungregarious (antonym(s) of “of a person”)
Deriveds
gregariously · semigregarious · gregariousness · gregarize
Synonyms
outgoing (of a person who enjoys being in crowds) · sociable (of a person who enjoys being in crowds) · social (of a person who enjoys being in crowds)
Translations (66)
cs družný (of a person who enjoys being in crowds) · sh друштвен (of a person who enjoys being in crowds) · es sociable (of a person who enjoys being in crowds) · tr sürü hâlinde (of animals that travel in herds) · nl uitgaand (of a person who enjoys being in crowds) · da selskabelig (of a person who enjoys being in crowds) · sh društven (of animals that travel in herds) · de Herden- (of animals that travel in herds) · pt gregário (of a person who enjoys being in crowds) · fi seurallinen (of a person who enjoys being in crowds) · sv sällskaplig (of a person who enjoys being in crowds) · gd greigheach (of animals that travel in herds) · ca gregari (of a person who enjoys being in crowds) · pt gregário (of animals that travel in herds) · ko 사교적인 (of a person who enjoys being in crowds) · tr girişken (of a person who enjoys being in crowds) · ca gregari (of animals that travel in herds) · nl gregarieus (of a person who enjoys being in crowds) · gl gregario (of animals that travel in herds) · ro sociabil (of a person who enjoys being in crowds) · ru конта́ктный (of a person who enjoys being in crowds) · it socievole (of a person who enjoys being in crowds) · fr grégaire (of animals that travel in herds) · fi laumassa elävä (of animals that travel in herds) · cs společenský (of a person who enjoys being in crowds) · gd greigheach (of a person who enjoys being in crowds) · ru ста́дный (of animals that travel in herds) · gl social (of a person who enjoys being in crowds) · tr girgin (of a person who enjoys being in crowds) · fa معاشرتی (of a person who enjoys being in crowds) · mi noho rōpū (of animals that travel in herds) · nn selskapleg (of a person who enjoys being in crowds) · nn selskapeleg (of a person who enjoys being in crowds) · eo grega (of a person who enjoys being in crowds) · cmn 社交的 (of a person who enjoys being in crowds) · fr sociable (of a person who enjoys being in crowds) · nb flokk- (of animals that travel in herds) · ja 社交的な (of a person who enjoys being in crowds) · cy heidiol (of animals that travel in herds) · nl in kudde levend (of animals that travel in herds) · fi lauma- (of animals that travel in herds) · es gregario (of animals that travel in herds) · de gesellig (of a person who enjoys being in crowds) · cs stádní (of animals that travel in herds) · id suka bergaul (of a person who enjoys being in crowds) · nb selskapelig (of a person who enjoys being in crowds) · ar اِجْتِمَاعِيّ (of a person who enjoys being in crowds) · tr sürücül (of animals that travel in herds) · ru общи́тельный (of a person who enjoys being in crowds) · hu társaságot kedvelő (of a person who enjoys being in crowds) · cy cymdeithasgar (of a person who enjoys being in crowds) · bg общителен (of a person who enjoys being in crowds) · el αγελαίος (of animals that travel in herds) · sh društven (of a person who enjoys being in crowds) · tr sosyal (of a person who enjoys being in crowds) · sh čoporski (of animals that travel in herds) · nl sociaal (of a person who enjoys being in crowds) · ro gregar (of animals that travel in herds) · sh друштвен (of animals that travel in herds) · ru коммуника́бельный (of a person who enjoys being in crowds) · cmn 喜爱社交的 (of a person who enjoys being in crowds) · el κοινωνικός (of a person who enjoys being in crowds) · bg събиращ се на ята (of animals that travel in herds) · uk ста́дний (of animals that travel in herds) · nl gezellig (of a person who enjoys being in crowds) · nl kudde- (of animals that travel in herds)