gregarious

UK: /grɪˈgɛəriəs/ US: /grɪˈgɛriəs/ ,(gri gâr′ē əs)

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026

gre•gar•i•ous /grɪˈgɛriəs/   adj. 

1. fond of the company of others;
   sociable:
   A politician must be friendly and gregarious.
2. living in flocks or herds, as animals.

gre•gar•i•ous•ly, adv. 
gre•gar•i•ous•ness, n. [uncountable] See -greg-.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

gre•gar•i•ous  (gri gâr′ē əs), adj. 

1. fond of the company of others;
   sociable.
2. living in flocks or herds, as animals.
3. Botany growing in open clusters or colonies;
   not matted together.
4. pertaining to a flock or crowd.

• Latin gregārius belonging to a flock, equivalent. to greg- (stem of grex) flock + -ārius -arious
• 1660–70

gre•gar′i•ous•ly, adv. 
gre•gar′i•ous•ness, n. 
Synonyms

• 1. social, genial, outgoing, convivial, companionable, friendly, extroverted.

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gregarious / ɡrɪˈɡɛərɪəs/ adjective

1. enjoying the company of others
2. (of animals) living together in herds or flocks
   Compare solitary6
3. (of plants) growing close together but not in dense clusters
4. of, relating to, or characteristic of crowds or communities

Etymology: 17th Century: from Latin gregārius belonging to a flock, from grex flock

greˈgariously adverb

greˈgariousness noun