GREGARIOUS
Dictionary entry overview: What does gregarious mean?
• GREGARIOUS (adjective)
The adjective GREGARIOUS has 3 senses:
1. (of animals) tending to form a group with others of the same species
2. instinctively or temperamentally seeking and enjoying the company of others
3. (of plants) growing in groups that are close together
Familiarity information: GREGARIOUS used as an adjective is uncommon.
Dictionary entry details
• GREGARIOUS (adjective)
Meaning:
(of animals) tending to form a group with others of the same species
Context example:
gregarious bird species
Similar:
social (tending to move or live together in groups or colonies of the same kind)
Also:
social (living together or enjoying life in communities or organized groups)
Attribute:
gregariousness (the quality of being gregarious--having a dislike of being alone)
Domain category:
animal; animate being; beast; brute; creature; fauna (a living organism characterized by voluntary movement)
Antonym:
ungregarious ((of animals) not gregarious)
Meaning:
Instinctively or temperamentally seeking and enjoying the company of others
Context example:
he is a gregarious person who avoids solitude
Similar:
social (living together or enjoying life in communities or organized groups)
Meaning:
(of plants) growing in groups that are close together
Similar:
clustered (growing close together but not in dense mats)
Domain category:
flora; plant; plant life (a living organism lacking the power of locomotion)
Antonym:
ungregarious ((of plants) growing together in groups that are not close together)
