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UNGREGARIOUS
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(of animals) not gregarious
Classified under:
Similar:
nongregarious; nonsocial; solitary (of plants and animals; not growing or living in groups or colonies)
Also:
unsocial (not seeking or given to association; being or living without companions)
Attribute:
gregariousness (the quality of being gregarious--having a dislike of being alone)
Antonym:
gregarious ((of animals) tending to form a group with others of the same species)
Sense 2
Meaning:
(of plants) growing together in groups that are not close together
Classified under:
Similar:
caespitose; cespitose; tufted ((of plants) growing in small dense clumps or tufts)
Domain category:
flora; plant; plant life ((botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotion)
Antonym:
gregarious ((of plants) growing in groups that are close together)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Not disposed to seek company
Example:
a lonely ungregarious person
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
unsociable (not inclined to society or companionship)
