Gregarious Meaning
/ɡɹɪˈɡɛə.ɹɪ.əs/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjWho enjoys being in crowds and socializing.
adjOf animals that travel in herds or packs.
Sentence Examples
She is a very cheerful and gregarious person.
Tom's a very gregarious person.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The ____ child made friends easily at the party.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
She has a very ____ personality and enjoys spending time with her large group of friends every weekend.
Word Origin & History
First attested in 1688; borrowed from Latin gregārius, see -ious.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"The Fin-Back is not gregarious. He seems a whale-hater, as some men are man-haters."
— 1851 November 14, Herman Melville, chapter 32, in Moby-Dick; or, The Whale, 1st American edition, New York, N.Y.: Harper & Brothers; London: Richard Bentley, →OCLC, page 151:
"Rabbits are lively at nightfall, and when evening rain drives them underground they still feel gregarious."
— 1972, Richard Adams, Watership Down:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The ____ child made friends easily at the party.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
She has a very ____ personality and enjoys spending time with her large group of friends every weekend.