gregarious C2+ Topic:Describing People US /ɡrɪˈɡɛriəs/ UK /ɡrɪˈɡeəriəs/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj fond of company; sociable; living in flocks or groups Her gregarious nature made her the center of every party. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · fond of company; sociable;... sociableoutgoingconvivialcompanionableaffableextroverted ↔ Opposites unsociablesolitaryreclusiveintrovertedantisocial Word family Forms gregariousness Derived forms gregariouslygregariousness Related forms aggregatecongregatesegregateegregious Etymology AI details From Latin gregarius ('belonging to a flock'), from grex (genitive gregis) ('flock, herd'). gregārius Latin grex Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Describing People Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # gregarious **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ɡrɪˈɡɛriəs/ **IPA (UK):** /ɡrɪˈɡeəriəs/ ## Meanings 1. fond of company; sociable; living in flocks or groups ## Examples - Her gregarious nature made her the center of every party. ## Synonyms - sociable - outgoing - convivial - companionable - affable - extroverted ## Antonyms - unsociable - solitary - reclusive - introverted - antisocial ## Derived Forms - gregariously - gregariousness ## Related Forms - aggregate - congregate - segregate - egregious ## Roots and Affixes - Root: gregārius - Root: grex ## Etymology From Latin gregarius ('belonging to a flock'), from grex (genitive gregis) ('flock, herd'). ## AI Etymology Gregarious comes from Latin gregarius ('belonging to a flock'), from grex (genitive gregis) ('flock, herd'). The etymological trail includes Latin gregārius and Latin grex. As an adjective, gregarious describes what is fond of company; sociable; living in flocks or groups. The same family is visible in derived forms such as gregariously and gregariousness and related forms such as aggregate, congregate, segregate, and egregious. ## Topics - Describing People - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown