gregarious

<font size="-1" face="arial, helvetica"> <p> <strong> <font color="#000066">Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for March 15, 2022 is:</font> </strong> </p> <p> <strong>gregarious</strong> &#149; \grih-GAIR-ee-us\&nbsp; &#149; <em>adjective</em><br /> <p><em>Gregarious</em> means "tending to associate with others of one's kind" and "enjoying or tending to enjoy the company of others," which makes it synonymous with <em><a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/social">social</a></em> and <em><a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sociable">sociable</a></em>.</p> <p>//The documentary is filmed inside the burrows of the <em>gregarious</em> prairie dogs.</p> <p>//The new hire is quite outgoing and <em>gregarious</em>.</p> <p><a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gregarious">See the entry ></a></p> </p> <p> <strong>Examples:</strong><br /> <p>"The <em>gregarious</em> organizer of the Florida Renaissance Festival … is a 40-year Fort Lauderdale resident who turns 75 in April and sounds energized enough to slay any dragon who might drop by when the 30-year-old fair kicks off Saturday." — Ben Crandell, <em>The South Florida Sun-Sentinel</em>, 3 Feb. 2022</p> </p> <p> <strong>Did you know?</strong><br /> <p>When you're one of the herd, it's tough to avoid being social. The origin of <em>gregarious</em> is from  the Latin noun <em>grex</em>, meaning "herd" or "flock." When it first began appearing in English texts in the 17th century, <em>gregarious</em> was applied mainly to animals, but by the 18th century it was being used for social human beings as well.</p> <br /><br /> </p> </font>