Definitions for: Gregarious


[adj] seeking and enjoying the company of others; "a gregarious person who avoids solitude"
[adj] tending to form a group with others of the same kind; "gregarious bird species"; "man is a gregarious animal"



Webster (1913) Definition: 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.

Synonyms: caespitose, cespitose, clustered, herding(a), social, swarming(a), tufted

Antonyms: ungregarious

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