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;... sociable outgoing convivial companionable affableextroverted

Opposites

unsociable solitary reclusiveintrovertedantisocial

Word family

Forms gregariousness

Derived forms gregariouslygregariousness

Related forms aggregate congregate segregate egregious

Simplified etymology

Gregarious entered English in the mid-17th century, means ‘fond of company’, and derives from Latin grex, meaning ‘herd’ or ‘flock’.

Etymology

From Latin gregarius ('belonging to a flock'), from grex (genitive gregis) ('flock, herd').

gregārius Latin grex Latin

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Topics

Describing People Word Formation & Derivatives

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# 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

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