Tuesday word: Gregarious
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Gregarious (adjective)
gregarious [ gri-gair-ee-uhs ]
adjective
1. fond of the company of others; sociable.
2. living in flocks or herds, as animals.
3. Botany. growing in open clusters or colonies; not matted together.
4. pertaining to a flock or crowd.
OTHER WORDS FROM GREGARIOUS
gre·gar·i·ous·ly, adverb
gre·gar·i·ous·ness, noun
non·gre·gar·i·ous, adjective
non·gre·gar·i·ous·ly, adverb
non·gre·gar·i·ous·ness, noun
un·gre·gar·i·ous, adjective
un·gre·gar·i·ous·ly, adverb
un·gre·gar·i·ous·ness, noun
WORDS RELATED TO GREGARIOUS
affable, sociable, clubby, companionable, convivial, cordial, fun, outgoing, social
See synonyms for: gregarious / gregariousness on Thesaurus.com
OTHER WORDS FOR GREGARIOUS
1. social, genial, outgoing, convivial, companionable, friendly, extrovert
ORIGIN: First recorded in 1660–70; from Latin gregarius “belonging to a flock,” from greg- (stem of grex ) “crowd, flock, herd” + -arius -ary
HOW TO USE GREGARIOUS IN A SENTENCE
The face of this gregarious, appealing world traveler had become familiar to almost everybody, even those who had never seen Parts Unknown or any of his other shows.
ROADRUNNER ILLUMINATES ANTHONY BOURDAIN THE MAN—BUT ARE ITS MEANS TOTALLY LEGIT? | STEPHANIE ZACHAREK | JULY 16, 2021 | TIME
His father Charles, a gregarious Cuban whose parents were Turkish and Polish transplants, owned a steel-wool factory and expected to lose it in Castro’s imminent nationalization of businesses.
CAN ONE AGENCY KEEP THE U.S. SAFE AND STILL BE HUMANE? THE NEW DHS CHIEF THINKS SO | ALANA ABRAMSON | MAY 12, 2021 | TIME
As a young girl, she looked up to Willie Wood, the gregarious, hard-hitting defensive back.
MORE FOOTBALL LEADS TO WORSE CTE, SCIENTISTS SAY. CONSIDER NFL GREAT WILLIE WOOD. | RICK MAESE | MARCH 12, 2021 | WASHINGTON POST
Instead, Bond speculates that gregarious females might suffer less stress.
HAVING MORE FRIENDS MAY HELP FEMALE GIRAFFES LIVE LONGER | SUSAN MILIUS | FEBRUARY 25, 2021 | SCIENCE NEWS
He projected strength even while forced to follow orders, and was well liked and gregarious though in the end a mystery even to many who spent time with him.
THE MURDER CHICAGO DIDN’T WANT TO SOLVE | BY MICK DUMKE | FEBRUARY 25, 2021 | PROPUBLICA
Gregarious (adjective)
gregarious [ gri-gair-ee-uhs ]
adjective
1. fond of the company of others; sociable.
2. living in flocks or herds, as animals.
3. Botany. growing in open clusters or colonies; not matted together.
4. pertaining to a flock or crowd.
OTHER WORDS FROM GREGARIOUS
gre·gar·i·ous·ly, adverb
gre·gar·i·ous·ness, noun
non·gre·gar·i·ous, adjective
non·gre·gar·i·ous·ly, adverb
non·gre·gar·i·ous·ness, noun
un·gre·gar·i·ous, adjective
un·gre·gar·i·ous·ly, adverb
un·gre·gar·i·ous·ness, noun
WORDS RELATED TO GREGARIOUS
affable, sociable, clubby, companionable, convivial, cordial, fun, outgoing, social
See synonyms for: gregarious / gregariousness on Thesaurus.com
OTHER WORDS FOR GREGARIOUS
1. social, genial, outgoing, convivial, companionable, friendly, extrovert
ORIGIN: First recorded in 1660–70; from Latin gregarius “belonging to a flock,” from greg- (stem of grex ) “crowd, flock, herd” + -arius -ary
HOW TO USE GREGARIOUS IN A SENTENCE
The face of this gregarious, appealing world traveler had become familiar to almost everybody, even those who had never seen Parts Unknown or any of his other shows.
ROADRUNNER ILLUMINATES ANTHONY BOURDAIN THE MAN—BUT ARE ITS MEANS TOTALLY LEGIT? | STEPHANIE ZACHAREK | JULY 16, 2021 | TIME
His father Charles, a gregarious Cuban whose parents were Turkish and Polish transplants, owned a steel-wool factory and expected to lose it in Castro’s imminent nationalization of businesses.
CAN ONE AGENCY KEEP THE U.S. SAFE AND STILL BE HUMANE? THE NEW DHS CHIEF THINKS SO | ALANA ABRAMSON | MAY 12, 2021 | TIME
As a young girl, she looked up to Willie Wood, the gregarious, hard-hitting defensive back.
MORE FOOTBALL LEADS TO WORSE CTE, SCIENTISTS SAY. CONSIDER NFL GREAT WILLIE WOOD. | RICK MAESE | MARCH 12, 2021 | WASHINGTON POST
Instead, Bond speculates that gregarious females might suffer less stress.
HAVING MORE FRIENDS MAY HELP FEMALE GIRAFFES LIVE LONGER | SUSAN MILIUS | FEBRUARY 25, 2021 | SCIENCE NEWS
He projected strength even while forced to follow orders, and was well liked and gregarious though in the end a mystery even to many who spent time with him.
THE MURDER CHICAGO DIDN’T WANT TO SOLVE | BY MICK DUMKE | FEBRUARY 25, 2021 | PROPUBLICA
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Date: 2023-10-11 03:20 pm (UTC)I get the irresistible appeal of polysyllabic rhymes, though—in English, they’re a rare commodity (and usually dependent upon Latinate suffixes, as here.)