gregarious

(grĭ-gâr'ē-əs)
adj.

1. Seeking and enjoying the company of others; sociable. See synonyms at social.
2. Tending to move in or form a group with others of the same kind: gregarious bird species.
3. Botany. Growing in groups that are close together but not densely clustered or matted.

[Latin gregārius, belonging to a flock, from grex, greg-, flock.]

gregariously gre·gar'i·ous·ly adv.
gregariousness gre·gar'i·ous·ness n.

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adjective

1. Disposed to be open, sociable, and talkative: communicable, communicative, expansive, extraverted, extroverted, outgoing, unreserved. See attitude/good attitude/bad attitude/neutral attitude.
2. Of, characterized by, or inclined to living together in communities: social. See connect, group.

adj

Definition: friendly
Antonyms: cold, cool, inhospitable, introverted, reserved, unfriendly, unsociable

IN BRIEF: Liking to be with other people; sociable.

The young child has a very gregarious personality.

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For a list of words related to gregarious, see:

• Warm, Friendly, Sensitive, or Loving
• Extroverted, Outgoing, Outspoken, or Dramatic

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - selskabelig, livlig

Nederlands (Dutch)
van gezelschap houdend, in groepen/kudden levend, in trossen/bosjes groeiend

Français (French)
adj. - sociable, grégaire

Deutsch (German)
adj. - gesellig, Herden-

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - (ζωολ.) αγελαίος, (μτφ.) κοινωνικός

Italiano (Italian)
socievole

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - gregário

Русский (Russian)
общительный, стадный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - sociable, gregario

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - som lever i flock, sällskaplig

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
社交的, 群居的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 社交的, 群居的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 떼를 이루는, 잘 어울리는, 무리의

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 集団で生活する, 群居する, 社交的な

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) ميال للعيش في جماعه, اجتماعي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮אוהב חברה, חי בעדר, עדרי, קיבוצי, צומח באשכולות‬

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