Gregarious
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Gregarious. The definition of gregarious is people or animals that are very social and enjoy being in crowds. Times sunday times 2013. 2002 c harpercollins publishers 1995 2002. An example of gregarious is someone who talks with everyone at a party.
Gregarious definition fond of the company of others. The etymology of gregarious reflects the social nature of the flock. 1972 richard adams watership down rabbits are lively at nightfall and when evening rain drives them underground they still feel gregarious. An example of gregarious is the living habits of elephants.
Gregarious all these species are gregarious and commonly occur in small clumps or colonies. Gregarious comparative more gregarious superlative most gregarious of a person describing one who enjoys being in crowds and socializing. Synonyms antonyms of gregarious 1 likely to seek or enjoy the company of others a gregarious child who ran up to every person on the playground and wanted to be their friend. From the cambridge english corpus they form dense gregarious populations that are unable to gain new territories rapidly.
Westray was of a gregarious temperament and missed his fellow lodger. Times sunday times 2016 they are smarter enjoy sport and are naturally gregarious. A gregarious man he was a generous and jovial host. Growing in open clusters or colonies.
Reserved withdrawn solitary antisocial unsociable standoffish collins thesaurus of the english language complete and unabridged 2nd edition. The dublin people were gregarious and garrulous and he was solitary and reflective. In fact the word grew out of the latin noun grex meaning herd or flock when it first began appearing in english texts in the 17th century gregarious was applied mainly to animals but by the 18th century it was being used for social human beings as well. Living in societies or communities.
Living in flocks or herds as animals. It is gregarious often many stems growing from one mass of mycelium.