| gregarious | (adj) (of animals) tending to form a group with others of the same species, Ant. ungregarious, Example: gregarious bird species |
| gregarious | (adj) instinctively or temperamentally seeking and enjoying the company of others, Example: he is a gregarious person who avoids solitude |
| gregarious | (adj) (of plants) growing in groups that are close together, Ant. ungregarious |
| gregariously | (adv) in a gregarious manner, Syn. sociably |
| gregariousness | (n) the quality of being gregarious--having a dislike of being alone |
| Gregarious | a. [ L. gregarius, fr. grex, gregis, herd; cf. Gr. &unr_; 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. [ 1913 Webster ] No birds of prey are gregarious. Ray. -- |