gregarious
Say it: grih-GAIR-ee-us /ɡrɪˈɡɛərɪəs/ · adjective
What “gregarious” means
Loving company and spending time with other people.
More precisely: Fond of company; sociable and energised by being around other people.
When to use it
When someone loves joining groups and meeting people. A positive, slightly formal description of a sociable personality.
Memory trick
Latin grex means flock: picture someone happiest among their flock of friends.
Similar words
sociable, outgoing, convivial
Where it comes from
From Latin gregarius, from grex, greg-, 'a flock'.
Quick check
At every campsite, Priya seeks out fellow travellers and happily spends the evening chatting with them. She's…
gregarious or solitary?
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