gregarious
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++gre·gar·i·ous /ɡrɪˈɡeəriəs $ -ˈɡer-/ adjective 1. FRIENDLYfriendly and preferring to be with other people 爱交际的，合群的 SYN sociable OPP solitary2. technicalHBA gregarious animals tend to live in a group 〔动物〕群居的 OPP solitary —gregariously adverb —gregariousness noun [uncountable]
Examples from the Corpus
gregarious• Away from the territories the birds remain gregarious.• Colleagues call the former Democratic deputy whip gregarious and determined; he is a leading figure in the Latino world.• Kim is gregarious and fun-loving.• He throws gregarious comments at will into his customers' conversations, in between serving drinks.• Now, I was a moderately gregarious fellow.• She can be as engaging at public events as her gregarious husband.• A gregarious single woman in her mid-thirties, she came to me feeling atrophied in her position with a major insurance company.• Dolphins were happy, gregarious surface dwellers.Origin gregarious (1600-1700) gregarius, from grex “group of animals”gre·gar·i·ous adjectiveChineseSyllable
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gregarious
gre‧gar‧i‧ous /ɡrɪˈɡeəriəs $ -ˈɡer-/
adjective
SYN sociable
OPP solitary
2. technical gregarious animals tend to live in a group
OPP solitary
—gregariously adverb
—gregariousness noun [uncountable]
gre‧gar‧i‧ous /ɡrɪˈɡeəriəs $ -ˈɡer-/
adjective Date: 1600-1700
Origin: gregarius, from grex 'group of animals'
1. friendly and preferring to be with other people Origin: gregarius, from grex 'group of animals'
SYN sociable
OPP solitary
2. technical gregarious animals tend to live in a group
OPP solitary
—gregariously adverb
—gregariousness noun [uncountable]