English-Thai Dictionary

gregarious

ADJ ชอบ อยู่ เป็น ฝูง  ชอบ สังคม  ชอบ รวมกัน เป็น กลุ่ม  affable sociable antisociable chob-yu-pen-fung

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

GREGARIOUS

a.[L. gregarius, from grex, a herd. ] Having the habit of assembling or living in a flock or herd; not habitually solitary or living alone. Cattle and sheep are gregarious animals. Many species of birds are gregarious. Rapacious animals are generally not gregarious.

 

GREGARIOUSLY

adv. In a flock or herd; in a company.

 

GREGARIOUSNESS

n.The state or quality of living in flocks or herds.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

GREGARIOUS

Gre *ga "ri *ous, a. Etym: [L. gregarius, fr. grex, gregis, herd; cf. Gr. jar to approach. Cf. Congregate, Egregious. ]

 

Defn: Habitually living or moving in flocks or herds; tending to flock or herd together; not habitually solitary or living alone. Burke. No birds of prey are gregarious. Ray. -- Gre *ga "ri *ous *ly, adv. -- Gre-ga'ri-ous-ness, n.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

gregarious

gre gar i ous |griˈge (ə )rēəs ɡrəˈɡɛriəs | ▶adjective (of a person ) fond of company; sociable: he was a popular and gregarious man. • (of animals ) living in flocks or loosely organized communities: gregarious species forage in flocks from colonies or roosts. • (of plants ) growing in open clusters or in pure associations. DERIVATIVES gre gar i ous ly adverb, gre gar i ous ness noun ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from Latin gregarius (from grex, greg- ‘a flock ’) + -ous .

 

Oxford Dictionary

gregarious

gregarious |grɪˈgɛːrɪəs | ▶adjective (of a person ) fond of company; sociable: he was a popular and gregarious man. • (of animals ) living in flocks or loosely organized communities: gregarious species forage in flocks from colonies or roosts. • (of plants ) growing in open clusters or in pure associations. DERIVATIVES gregariously adverb, gregariousness noun ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from Latin gregarius (from grex, greg- ‘a flock ’) + -ous .

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

gregarious

gregarious adjective 1 he was fun-loving and gregarious: sociable, company-loving, convivial, companionable, outgoing, friendly, affable, amiable, genial, warm, comradely; informal chummy. ANTONYMS unsociable. 2 gregarious fish: social, living in groups.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

gregarious

gregarious adjective 1 he was fun-loving and gregarious: sociable, social, company-loving, companionable, convivial, clubbable; outgoing, friendly, affable, amiable, genial, congenial, cordial, hospitable, neighbourly, welcoming, warm, pleasant, comradely, hail-fellow-well-met; Scottish couthy; informal chummy, pally; Brit. informal matey, decent; N. Amer. informal clubby, buddy-buddy; rare conversable. ANTONYMS unsociable; reserved. 2 these fish are small and gregarious: social, organized, living in shoals /flocks /herds.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

gregarious

gre gar i ous /ɡrɪɡé ə riəs /形容詞 1 社交的な, 人付き合いの良い (sociable ).2 群生する, 群居性の 〈動植物 〉; 人の群がる .～ly 副詞 ～ness 名詞