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gregarious

adjective
Saygri-GAIR-ee-us/ɡɹɪˈɡɛɚ.i.əs/UK/ɡɹɪˈɡɛə.ɹɪ.əs/

3 meanings of gregarious

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  1. 1
    likes peopleadjective
    Liking to be with lots of people and to talk and have fun with them.

    My sister is gregarious and loves big, noisy parties.

    Gregarious kids often make friends quickly at a new school.

    Similarsociable, outgoing, convivial, extroverted

    Oppositeshy, reserved, introverted, unsociable

  2. 2
    animals in groupsadjective
    Living or moving together in groups, like animals in herds, rather than alone.

    Wild horses are gregarious and cross the plains in herds.

    A gregarious animal rarely wanders far from the rest of its group.

    Similarsocial

    Oppositesolitary

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  3. 3
    plants (clusters)adjective
    Of plants, growing in loose groups but not packed tightly together.

    This orchid is gregarious and grows in small, loose groups under the trees.

    This fern is gregarious, so it grows in loose groups on shady slopes.

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Origin

It comes from a Latin word, gregārius, and was in use in English by 1678.

Checked 30 Oct 2026 · 2 facts

  • Gregarious comes from Latin gregārius. en.wiktionary.org
  • It was already used in the 1678 English edition of Francis Willughby's Ornithology, translated by John Ray, page 15. The exact first-use date remains unconfirmed. archive.org