Meaning

4 senses
  1. Who enjoys being in crowds and socializing.

    gesellig

    общи́тельныйobščítelʹnyj, коммуника́бельныйkommunikábelʹnyj, конта́ктныйkontáktnyj

  2. Of animals that travel in herds or packs.

    Herden-

    ста́дныйstádnyj

    ста́днийstádnyj

  3. Growing in open clusters or colonies; not matted together.

    (of plants) growing in groups that are close together

  4. Pertaining to a flock or crowd.

Examples

8 sentences
  1. Tom is gregarious, but Mary isn't.

    ruТом общительный, а Мэри нет.

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  2. Tom is a very gregarious person.

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  3. Tom is gregarious.

    ruТом коммуникабельный.

    deTom ist gesellig.

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  4. The horse is a very gregarious creature.

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  5. She is a very cheerful and gregarious person.

    ruОна очень весёлый и общительный человек.

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Translations

8 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
of animals that travel in herds:
Русский
By meaning 2
of a person who enjoys being in crowds:
of animals that travel in herds:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
of a person who enjoys being in crowds:
of animals that travel in herds:

Origin

First attested in 1688; borrowed from Latin gregārius, see -ious.

First attested in 1688; borrowed from Latin gregārius, see -ious.

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Forms

more gregarious, most gregarious
Comparativemore gregarious Lesson
Superlativemost gregarious Lesson

regular

Synonyms

3 synonyms
of a person who enjoys being in crowds:sociableB2socialA1outgoing

Antonyms

2 antonyms
of a person:ungregarious

Word family

4 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
gregarious — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto