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Meaning of "gregarious" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD GREGARIOUS

From Latin gregārius belonging to a flock, from grex flock.
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PRONUNCIATION OF GREGARIOUS

gregarious  [ɡrɪˈɡɛərɪəs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GREGARIOUS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Gregarious is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES GREGARIOUS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

gregarious

Social animal

Social animals are those animals which interact highly with other animals, usually of their own species, to the point of having a recognizable and distinct society. Many animals are social to the extent that mothers and offspring bond, and males and females interact to mate, but the term "social animal" is usually only applied when there is a level of social organization that goes beyond this, with permanent groups of adults living together, and relationships between individuals that endure from one encounter to another. The most commonly known example of a social animal is a domestic dog. In the case of social animals, it can be detrimental to their development to not have those social interactions, as they are crucial. These interactions and socializing will help to develop emotional stability and flexibility for the span of the animal's life. Sociality refers to the extent of organization of their social behavior. The levels of sociality include eusocial, presocial, subsocial, and parasocial. Animal social behavior and organization is studied in comparative psychology, ethology, sociobiology, behavioral ecology and computer science.

Definition of gregarious in the English dictionary

The first definition of gregarious in the dictionary is enjoying the company of others. Other definition of gregarious is growing close together but not in dense clusters. Gregarious is also of, relating to, or characteristic of crowds or communities.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH GREGARIOUS


Aquarius
əˈkwɛərɪəs
Arius
ˈɛərɪəs
Briareus
braɪˈɛərɪəs
calcareous
kælˈkɛərɪəs
carious
ˈkɛərɪəs
denarius
dɪˈnɛərɪəs
Galerius
ɡəˈlɛərɪəs
hilarious
hɪˈlɛərɪəs
malarious
məˈlɛərɪəs
Marius
ˈmɛərɪəs
multifarious
ˌmʌltɪˈfɛərɪəs
nefarious
nɪˈfɛərɪəs
nongregarious
ˌnɒnɡrɪˈɡɛərɪəs
precarious
prɪˈkɛərɪəs
retiarius
ˌriːtɪˈɛərɪəs
Sagittarius
ˌsædʒɪˈtɛərɪəs
Stradivarius
ˌstrædɪˈvɛərɪəs
vagarious
vəˈɡɛərɪəs
various
ˈvɛərɪəs
vicarious
vɪˈkɛərɪəs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GREGARIOUS

greenwing
greenwood
greeny
Greer
greet
greeter
greeting
greetings card
greffier
gregale
gregarian
gregarianism
gregarine
gregarinian
gregariously
gregariousness
gregatim
grege
grego

WORDS THAT END LIKE GREGARIOUS

bi-curious
curious
deleterious
delicious
delirious
furious
glorious
illustrious
industrious
inglorious
injurious
laborious
lugubrious
luxurious
meritorious
mysterious
notorious
serious
spurious
vainglorious
victorious

Synonyms and antonyms of gregarious in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «GREGARIOUS»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «gregarious» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of gregarious

Translation of «gregarious» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GREGARIOUS

Find out the translation of gregarious to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of gregarious from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «gregarious» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

合群
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

gregaria
570 millions of speakers

English

gregarious
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

यूथचारी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

قطيعي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

общительный
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

gregário
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

যূথচর
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

grégaire
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Gregarious
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

gesellig
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

社交的な
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

사교적
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Gregarious
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

có tính ở chung
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கூடிவாழும்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

विनम्र
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

sokulgan
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

gregario
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

towarzyski
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

товариська
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

gregar
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αγελαίο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

kuddedier
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

sällskaplig
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

selskapelig
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of gregarious

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GREGARIOUS»

The term «gregarious» is regularly used and occupies the 76.053 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «GREGARIOUS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «gregarious» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «gregarious» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about gregarious

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10 QUOTES WITH «GREGARIOUS»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word gregarious.
1
Karen Armstrong
I like silence; I'm a gregarious loner and without the solitude, I lose my gregariousness.
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Gabriel Byrne
I'm not a very gregarious person. I can't bear attention being called to me in a public place, which is ridiculous in a business that pays you to be noticed.
3
Susan Cain
In our society, the ideal self is bold, gregarious, and comfortable in the spotlight. We like to think that we value individuality, but mostly we admire the type of individual who's comfortable 'putting himself out there.'
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Lindsay Duncan
I'm perfectly gregarious, but I can also be really happy left to my own devices with nobody watching me or listening to me.
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Niall Ferguson
I think that it is important to be gregarious, and that friendships are not just a leisure pursuit, that they are an integral part of what it is to be human, and one does better work if one has a circle of friends that is active.
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America Ferrera
I was an open, smiley and gregarious child. I could make friends in 30 seconds wherever I went.
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Albert Finney
It's a marvellous life, a gregarious life that we've had. We're very lucky in that way. Unlike writers or painters, we don't sit down in front of a blank canvas and say, 'How do I start? Where do I start?'
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Dan Fogelberg
I wish I was a little more gregarious and outgoing.
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Sutton Foster
I was a very outgoing, gregarious, full-of-energy kid.
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Northrop Frye
The metaphor of the king as the shepherd of his people goes back to ancient Egypt. Perhaps the use of this particular convention is due to the fact that, being stupid, affectionate, gregarious, and easily stampeded, the societies formed by sheep are most like human ones.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GREGARIOUS»

Discover the use of gregarious in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to gregarious and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Gregarious Saints: Self and Community in American ...
Professor Friedman studies the abolition movement through individuals and groups in the USA.
Lawrence Jacob Friedman, 1982
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A Gregarious Culture: Topical Writings of Miles Franklin
Collection of the topical writings of Australian literary figure Miles Franklin in the Australian Authors series.
Miles Franklin, Jill Roe, Margaret Bettison, 2001
3
Careers for Extroverts & Other Gregarious Types, Second Ed.
If you have a talent for motivating a group of individuals to work toward the same goal, from a boardroom brainstorm meeting to the Electric Slide at a wedding reception, you're a "people person"­­and an ideal candidate for one or more of ...
Jan Goldberg, 2005
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Gregarious Gabby and Her Gabbyful Life: Moving Day
Moments of fear, anxiety, and novelty flourish into bonds, happiness, and cherished moments. Mothers and daughters alike will enjoy and appreciate the insights that Dodd gives to her character Gabby in this Gabbylicious story.
Kelly Dodd, 2011
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Man Without a Hobby: Adventures of a Gregarious Egoist
The book is a record of the main events and some interesting tidbits of his life. Detailed are Professor Machan's reflections, interpretations, and lamentations of his riskiest judgments and noteworthy achievements.
Tibor R. Machan, 2004
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On the Anatomy of Vertebrates
... as in the Chamois (Antilope rupicapra). With a view to test the relation of these organs to the habitats, and gregarious or solitary habits of the Antilopidce, I drew up the subjoined table2: — Suborbital and maxillary pits. Suborbital pits large. p.
Richard Owen, 1868
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Gregarious Crustacea from Ceylon
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
Thomas Roscoe Rede Stebbing, 2011
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Proceedings
T3 small. " Antilope Sumatrensis. Hilly forests ; habits of the Goat. Cervicapra. Open plainsof India; gregarious. quadriscopa. Senegal. melampus. Open plains of Caflraria ; flocks of six or eight. Forfex. Africa. adenota. Africa. quadricornis. picta.
Zoological Society of London, 1836
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Encyclopedia of Entomology
Phase polymorphism is largely a behavioral change between different states: gregarious and solitary forms, with intermediate forms called "transiens." During the gregarious phase, which is induced by high densities, locusts tend to disperse ...
John L. Capinera, 2008
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Primate Males: Causes and Consequences of Variation in Group ...
RICHARD W. WRANGHAM INTRODUCTION This chapter proposes an explanation for why male chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) are more gregarious than females, and hence why male bonding among chimpanzees is more prevalent than ...
Peter M. Kappeler, 2000

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GREGARIOUS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term gregarious is used in the context of the following news items.
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Whitehead release a milestone for Shakespear Open Sanctuary
Once widespread in the North Island, the gregarious popokatea have suffered from introduced pests but are not considered threatened. «Auckland stuff.co.nz, Jul 15»
2
Why Brendan Ryan might be the odd man out in Yankees' infield
Ryan, without a doubt the most gregarious member of the Yankees, has been hurt on and off this season starting in spring training until now, ... «NJ.com, Jul 15»
3
Who Will Lead Zimbabwe When Robert Mugabe Finally Cedes …
It's called Amanzi Restaurant, and it's owned by Andrew and Julia Mama, a gregarious Nigerian-British couple who fled sectarian violence in ... «Newsweek, Jul 15»
4
10 Quick Facts About 'Hogan's Heroes' Star Bob Crane
... and had a “sunny,” gregarious personality. Before he became a TV star, Crane got his start in radio in 1950 at WLEA in Hornell, New York. «Biography, Jul 15»
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When Dad lost his hearing
Normally gregarious and the life of the party, he became increasingly quiet. A couple of years ago, Dad, now in his 80s, began to walk with a ... «Washington Post, Jul 15»
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On the Line: "Chicken" Charlie Boghosian, Part One
Mid-July can only mean one thing: Fair season! And what better way to kick things off than with the gregarious ways of Charlie Boghosian (a.k.a ... «OC Weekly, Jul 15»
7
With No Belt To Raise, Mendes Ponders Next Move
And he almost made the most of it. In front of a largely hostile crowd, the underdog Mendes pushed the gregarious fighter/showman McGregor ... «UFC, Jul 15»
8
Manglehorn and The Cobbler: The influence of social-gravitational …
In a given sequence, because Green thinks he has a fruitful opportunity, his central character is allowed to be gregarious and outgoing, almost ... «World Socialist Web Site, Jul 15»
9
Bruguera's Passport Returned, USC Dropouts Get Gallery Show …
The gregarious statue employs the same technology found in computer-generated characters in movies like “The Lord of the Rings” and ... «Blouinartinfo UK, Jul 15»
10
Not schmoozing enough probably isn't what's held up Obama's …
... beyond that of predecessors Tom Corbett (2011-2015), Tom Ridge (1995-2001) and even the famously gregarious Ed Rendell (2003-2011). «AMERICAblog, Jul 15»

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