gregarious

/ɡrɪˈɡɛːrɪəs/adjective

Enjoying being around other people; outgoing and sociable.

Example sentence

“He's so gregarious that he makes friends everywhere he goes.”

In biology it is technical and neutral: gregarious species live in flocks and herds. Applied to people it is warmer than 'extroverted' and carries no clinical baggage.

Featured as word of the day on April 19, 2026.

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