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- pronunciation:
- gr
ger
i
s
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition 1: |
fond of socializing with others; sociable.
They are both gregarious people and enjoy giving parties.- synonyms:
- extroverted, outgoing, sociable
- antonyms:
- unsociable
- similar words:
- affable, companionable, convivial, friendly, social
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| definition 2: |
tending to gather in groups, packs, flocks, or the like.
- synonyms:
- social
- antonyms:
- solitary
- similar words:
- herding
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adverb + (adj.)gregarious
basically, exceptionally, naturally, normally
(adj.)gregarious
+ noun
carnivore, creature, father, fellow, guy, human, mammal, man, nature, owner, personality, politician, style
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| derivations: |
gregariously (adv.), gregariousness (n.) |
The word gregarious
contains the following parts:
greg
Latin
root
that means flock, gathering
  Example words:
-ous, -ious
Latin
adjective-forming suffix
that means full of, characterized by
More about this word part:
The suffix "-ous
, -ious
" attaches to Latin, Greek, and native English roots
Example words:
adventurous, ambiguous, amorous, amorphous, anadromous, androgynous, anomalous, apetalous, apocarpous, apterous, aqueous, atrocious, auspicious, avaricious, azygous, captious, carnivorous, chromous, coterminous, covetous, curious, delicious, diadromous, diaphanous, dicephalous, dioecious, disingenuous, egregious, endogenous, enormous, epigynous, euphonious, extemporaneous, ferocious, fortuitous, generous, glorious, gracious, gregarious, heterogamous, heterogeneous, homogeneous, homogenous, homologous, homopterous, hydrous, hypogynous, illustrious, impecunious, impervious, incommodious, incongruous, inconspicuous, indecorous, infamous, infelicitous, innocuous, intravenous, isogenous, isomerous, joyous, judicious, laborious, ludicrous, lustrous, magnanimous, malicious, malodorous, monoclinous, monoecious, multiparous, nauseous, perigynous, poisonous, porous, precious, quadrumanous, ramous, rebellious, spacious, subaqueous, synchronous, tubuliflorous, unanimous, valorous, vicious, wondrous, xerophilous
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