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GREGARIOUSNESS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The quality of being gregarious--having a dislike of being alone
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("gregariousness" is a kind of...):
sociability; sociableness (the relative tendency or disposition to be sociable or associate with one's fellows)
Attribute:
gregarious ((of animals) tending to form a group with others of the same species)
ungregarious ((of animals) not gregarious)
Derivation:
gregarious (instinctively or temperamentally seeking and enjoying the company of others)
gregarious ((of animals) tending to form a group with others of the same species)
