From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Animalsgregariousgre‧gar‧i‧ous /ɡrɪˈɡeəriəs $ -ˈɡer-/ adjective1FRIENDLYfriendly and preferring to be with other peopleSYN sociableOPP solitary2technicalHBA gregarious animals tend to live in a groupOPP solitary —gregariously adverb —gregariousness noun [uncountable]Examples from the Corpusgregarious• Away from the territories the birdsremaingregarious.• Colleagues call the formerDemocraticdeputywhipgregarious and determined; he is a leading figure in the Latino world.• Kim is gregarious and fun-loving.• He throwsgregariouscomments at will into his customers' conversations, in between serving drinks.• Now, I was a moderately gregariousfellow.• She can be as engaging at public events as her gregarioushusband.• A gregarioussingle woman in her mid-thirties, she came to me feeling atrophied in her position with a majorinsurance company.• Dolphins were happy, gregarioussurfacedwellers.Origingregarious(1600-1700)gregarius, from grex"group of animals"