# gregarious

Pronunciation: say "gri-GAIR-ee-us" US /ɡɹɪˈɡɛɚ.i.əs/, UK /ɡɹɪˈɡɛə.ɹɪ.əs/

## Adjective

1. Enjoying being among crowds of people and socializing with them.
   - Simple: Liking to be with lots of people and to talk and have fun with them.
   - _Her gregarious uncle knew half the guests at the wedding within an hour._
   - _He is gregarious by nature and hates spending an evening at home alone._
2. Living, moving or tending to gather in flocks, herds or crowds rather than alone.
   - Simple: Living or moving together in groups, like animals in herds, rather than alone.
   - _Zebras are gregarious animals that graze and migrate in large herds._
   - _Unlike the wolf, the leopard is not gregarious and hunts on its own._
3. Growing in open clusters or colonies rather than matted together.
   - Simple: Of plants, growing in loose groups but not packed tightly together.
   - _The orchid is gregarious, forming open colonies on shady limestone slopes._
   - _Unlike the matted moss beside it, this wildflower is gregarious, growing in open clusters along the bank._

## Origin

Borrowed from Latin gregārius, with the ending -ious; it was in English use by 1678.

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/gregarious (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).