gregariousness

ɡrɪˈɡɛəriəsnəs

Definition

Definition of gregariousness - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

sociability

Rare

quality of enjoying social interactions and company

Rare

Her gregariousness made her popular at parties.

sociability

socialness

grouping behavior

TECH.

tendency to form a group with others of the same species

TECH.

The gregariousness of sheep helps in managing them easily..

sociability

sociality

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Origin of gregariousness

Latin, gregarius (of a flock)

Examples of gregariousness in a sentence

Gregariousness was a trait she inherited from her father.
The gregariousness of penguins is fascinating to observe.
Gregariousness in birds can be a survival strategy.

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French:sociabilité, comportement grégaire, ...
German:Geselligkeit, Herdentrieb, ...
Italian:sociabilità, gregarismo, ...
Spanish:sociabilidad, gregarismo, ...
Portuguese:sociabilidade, gregarismo, ...
Chinese:合群性, ...
Japanese:社交性, 群れを作る性質, ...
Arabic:اِجْتِمَاعِيَّة, النَزْعة الاجْتِماعية, ...
Hebrew:חֶבְרוּתִיּוּת, חַבְרוּתִיּוּת, ...
Russian:общительность, стадность, ...
Ukrainian:товариськість, групова поведінка, ...
Hindi:मिलनसारिता, समूहप्रियता, ...
Bengali:মিশুক স্বভাব, দলবদ্ধতা, ...
Catalan:sociabilitat, gregarisme, ...
Czech:společenskost, stádnost, ...
Danish:selskabelighed, flokmentalitet, ...
Dutch:sociabiliteit, groepsgedrag, ...
Greek:κοινωνικότητα, ομαδική συμπεριφορά, ...
Hungarian:társaságkedvelés, csordaszellem, ...
Khmer:ភាពរួសរាយរាក់ទាក់, លក្ខណៈចូលចិត្តរស់នៅជាក្រុម, ...
Korean:사교성, 무리짓기, ...
Persian:اجتماعی بودن, گروه‌گرایی, ...
Polish:towarzyskość, stadność, ...
Portuguese (BR):sociabilidade, gregarismo, ...
Romanian:sociabilitate, comportament de grup, ...
Swedish:sällskaplighet, sällskaplighetsbeteende, ...
Thai:ความชอบเข้าสังคม, การอยู่รวมกันเป็นฝูง, ...
Turkish:sosyallik, grup davranışı, ...
Vietnamese:tính thích giao tiếp, tính bầy đàn, ...

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