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Gregarious definitions

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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

GREGA'RIOUS, a. [L. gregarius, from grex, a herd.]
Having the habit of assembling or living in a flock or herd; not habitually solitary or living alone. Cattle and sheep are gregarious animals. Many species of birds are gregarious. Rapacious animals are generally not gregarious.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: (of animals) tending to form a group with others of the same species; "gregarious bird species" [ant: ungregarious]
2: instinctively or temperamentally seeking and enjoying the company of others; "he is a gregarious person who avoids solitude"
3: (of plants) growing in groups that are close together [ant: ungregarious]

Merriam Webster's

adjective Etymology: Latin gregarius of a flock or herd, from greg-, grex flock, herd Date: 1668 1. a. tending to associate with others of one's kind ; social b. marked by or indicating a liking for companionship ; sociable c. of or relating to a social group 2. a. of a plant growing in a cluster or a colony b. living in contiguous nests but not forming a true colony — used especially of wasps and bees • gregariously adverb • gregariousness noun

Oxford Reference Dictionary

adj. 1 fond of company. 2 living in flocks or communities. 3 growing in clusters. Derivatives: gregariously adv. gregariousness n. Etymology: L gregarius f. grex gregis flock

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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 living alone. --Burke. No birds of prey are gregarious. --Ray.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

1. Someone who is gregarious enjoys being with other people. She is such a gregarious and outgoing person. ADJ 2. Gregarious animals or birds normally live in large groups. Snow geese are very gregarious birds. ADJ

Moby Thesaurus

affable, all jaw, amiable, candid, chatty, civil, clubbable, clubbish, clubby, communicative, companionable, companionate, compatible, congenial, conversational, courteous, effusive, expansive, fit for society, flip, fluent, fond of society, frank, friendly, gabby, garrulous, gassy, genial, glib, gossipy, gushy, hospitable, long-winded, loquacious, multiloquent, multiloquious, newsy, overtalkative, prolix, smooth, sociable, social, social-minded, talkative, talky, urbane, verbose, voluble, windy