GREGARIOUSNESS

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

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)