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gregarious
What does gregarious mean?
gregarious (adjective): instinctively or temperamentally seeking and enjoying the company of others.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you use gregarious in a sentence?
- He is a gregarious person who avoids solitude. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce gregarious?
/ɡɹɪˈɡɛɚiəs/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
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What does “gregarious” mean?
showy, bold or audacious in behavior, appearance, style, etc.; ostentatious
Not quite: that's what flamboyant means.
(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
Not quite: that's what barbarous means.
(of a substance) capable of being dissolved in some solvent (usually water)
Not quite: that's what soluble means.
instinctively or temperamentally seeking and enjoying the company of others
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