gregarious
pronunciation
How to pronounce gregarious in British English:
UK [ɡrɪˈɡeəriəs]
How to pronounce gregarious in American English:
US [ɡrɪˈɡeriəs]
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- Adjective:
- tending to form a group with others of the same kind
- seeking and enjoying the company of others
Word Origin
- gregarious
- gregarious: see segregate
- gregarious (adj.)
- 1660s, "disposed to live in flocks" (of animals), from Latin gregarius "pertaining to a flock; of the herd, of the common sort, common," from grex (genitive gregis) "flock, herd," from PIE *gre-g-, reduplicated form of root *ger- (1) "to gather together, assemble" (cognates: Sanskrit gramah "heap, troop;" Greek ageirein "to assemble," agora "assembly;" Latin gremium "bosom, lap;" Old Church Slavonic grusti "handful," gramota "heap;" Lithuanian gurgulys "chaos, confusion," gurguole "crowd, mass"). Of persons, "sociable" first recorded 1789. Related: Gregariously; gregariousness.
Example
- 1. In our society , the ideal self is bold , gregarious , and comfortable in the spotlight .
- 2. Meanwhile we are so gregarious that social systems - whether you call them peer pressure or politics - reliably dwarf us as individuals .
- 3. The scientific endeavour itself is founded on values which natural selection would have seemed unlikely to foist on a bunch of violent , gregarious upright apes .
- 4. Mr romney might not be a gregarious backslapper , it was asserted , but he could be trusted to perform a corporate-style turnaround on a country adrift .
- 5. Gregarious and cheerful with hip chunky glasses a quick smile and a penchant for american pop music she achieved a high score that earned her admission to a top university .