gregarious
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7.0
- adjective
- /ɡrɪˈɡɛr.i.əs/
- Perhaps the most gregarious among us are quietly dying to be left alone.
- more gregarious
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Watch on YouTubeAnd yeah, we really do try to be very gregarious at weddings and love to.
- And yeah, we really do try to be very gregarious at weddings and love to.
- My mom was very gregarious, very outgoing.
- And he was such a a fun, gregarious guy.
- And the PR person is extroverted and gregarious and can schmooze like, nonstop without missing a beat.
- That shame can take someone who would other be otherwise sociable and gregarious and slowly shut them down.
- And, and Brian is funny and he's gregarious and he's talkative and he's jokes and he's a lot of fun on set.
Examples
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Sam is a gregarious person, but he's very sensitive.
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The Vitebsk native was cheerful, energetic, and gregarious despite his constant impatience with the social life that stole painting time.
Academic text (2008) -
Maybe the species is more gregarious than anyone has realized.
Academic text (2010) -
And yeah, we really do try to be very gregarious at weddings and love to.
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It's because their personalities were so, so great and gregarious and fun.
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My mom was very gregarious, very outgoing.
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By nature, Jennifer is gregarious, optimistic, and enthusiastic.
Fiction book (1992) -
Julio, a gregarious, generous man, surprised me by welcoming me into his home.
Fiction book (1999) -
Achilles was a seventh-grade African American boy who was a gregarious and serious student.
Academic text (2013) -
She is a gregarious person who enjoys spending time with friends and meeting new people.
Synonyms
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1.0
Friendly events where people meet and talk
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3.0
Friendly and confident when talking to other people
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4.2
A person who is pleasant and easy to like
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1.6
Enjoying being with other people and making friends
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5.5
Friendly and easy to talk to
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6.2
Friendly and cheerful when with other people, enjoying talk and laughter
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3.9
Someone who gets energy from being with other people and likes meeting new people
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6.1
Friendly and pleasant to be with
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4.2
Enjoys being with other people and feels confident in social situations
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4.3
A person who enjoys meeting and talking with people
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6.9
Friendly and wanting to make social connections
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4.3
Being outgoing and enjoying time with other people
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6.7
Liking to live and work closely with many other people or animals
A person who likes being with others and meeting new people
Antonyms
How Social
Surface Forms
Morphology
gregarious = gregar + ious
The combining form 'gregar-' is not a standalone or productive English word, so learners cannot reliably derive the meaning from its parts despite the -ious suffix.
Etymology
Gregarious comes from the Latin grex which means 'flock' or 'herd', the same root you see in congregation. That's why a gregarious person loves company and enjoys being with other people.