Definition of: gregarious

(gri·gâr′ē·əs) adjective
1. Having the habit of associating in flocks, herds, or companies; not habitually solitary or living alone.
2. Of or pertaining to a flock; characteristic of a crowd or aggregation.
3. Bot. Growing in association, but not matted together, as certain mosses; clustered. [<L gregarius <grex, gregis a flock]
—gre·gar′i·ous·ly adverb
—gre·gar′i·ous·ness noun