GREGARIOUS

adjective Etymology: Latin gregarius of a flock or herd, from greg-, grex flock, herd Date: 1668 1. tending to associate with others of one's kind ; social , marked by or indicating a liking for companionship ; sociable , of or relating to a social group, 2. growing in a cluster or a colony, living in contiguous nests but not forming a true colony, ~ly adverb ~ness noun