'Gregarious' definitions:
Definition of 'gregarious'
(from WordNet)
adjective
(of animals) tending to form a group with others of the same species; "gregarious bird species" [ant: ungregarious]
adjective
Instinctively or temperamentally seeking and enjoying the company of others; "he is a gregarious person who avoids solitude"
adjective
(of plants) growing in groups that are close together [ant: ungregarious]
Definition of 'Gregarious'
From: GCIDE
- Gregarious \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. [1913 Webster]
- No birds of prey are gregarious. --Ray.
Synonyms of 'gregarious'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- affable,
- all jaw,
- amiable,
- candid,
- chatty,
- civil,
- clubbable,
- clubbish,
- clubby,
- communicative,
- companionable,
- companionate,
- compatible,
- congenial,
- conversational,
- courteous,
- effusive,
- expansive,
- fit for society,
- flip,
- fluent,
- fond of society,
- frank,
- friendly,
- gabby,
- garrulous,
- gassy,
- genial,
- glib,
- gossipy,
- gushy,
- hospitable,
- long-winded,
- loquacious,
- multiloquent,
- multiloquious,
- newsy,
- overtalkative,
- prolix,
- smooth,
- sociable,
- social,
- social-minded,
- talkative,
- talky,
- urbane,
- verbose,
- voluble,
- windy