gregarious

WOTD - 28 October 2008    

English

Etymology

From Latin gregārius.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ɡrɪˈɡɛə.ɹɪ.əs/
• (US) IPA: /ɡrɨˈɡɛɹ.i.əs/

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Adjective

gregarious (comparative more gregarious, superlative most gregarious)

1. (of a person) Describing one who enjoys being in crowds and socializing.
2. (zoology) Of animals that travel in herds or packs.
   • 1972, Richard Adams, Watership Down

     Rabbits are lively at nightfall, and when evening rain drives them underground they still feel gregarious.

Antonyms

• (of a person): ungregarious
• (zoology): nongregarious

Synonyms

• (of a person who enjoys being in crowds): outgoing, sociable

Translations

of a person who enjoys being in crowds

Catalan: gregari Czech: družný (cs), společenský (cs) Dutch: gezellig (nl), sociaal (nl), gregarieus (nl), uitgaand (nl) Finnish: seurallinen (fi) French: sociable (fr) German: gesellig (de) Greek: κοινωνικός (el) (koinonikós)

Hungarian: társaságot kedvelő Indonesian: suka bergaul Italian: gregario (it) Korean: 사교적인 Scottish Gaelic: greigheach (gd) Serbo-Croatian: društven (sh) Spanish: gregario (es) Turkish: sosyal (tr)

of animals that travel in herds

Czech: stádní (cs) Finnish: lauma- (fi), laumassa elävä Greek: αγελαίος (el) (agelaíos)

Scottish Gaelic: greigheach (gd) Serbo-Croatian: društven (sh) Turkish: sürü hâlinde (tr) Turkish: sürücül (tr)