gregariousness.

A tendency to seek and enjoy the company of others.

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Words that belong together

• easy gregariousness
• human gregariousness

On the page

His gregariousness drew him toward the communal table even after a tiring journey.

The narrative balanced her gregariousness with the solitude she needed to write.

Usage notes

Primary category: psychology / character / human behavior. Forms: Usually uncountable. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: characterization, motivation, interpersonal behavior, self-evaluation. Disciplines: psychology, human behavior, character writing. Commonness: moderately common.