ungregarious

• Устаревшее прилагательное, означающее необщительный или не любящий общества; редко используется в современном английском, заменено на 'unsociable' или 'withdrawn'.

An obsolete adjective meaning not sociable or not fond of company; rarely used in modern English, replaced by 'unsociable' or 'withdrawn'.

1. Not sociableC1formal

   Not inclined to seek or enjoy the company of others; preferring solitude.

   Необщительный

   • He was an ungregarious person who rarely attended parties.
   • Her ungregarious nature made it difficult for her to network.
   • The writer lived an ungregarious life in a remote cabin.

   Synonymsaloofantisocialdistantintrovertedreclusiveretiringsolitaryunsociableunsocialwithdrawn

   Antonymsaffablecompanionableconvivialextrovertedfriendlygregarioushospitableoutgoingsociablesocial

2. Sparsely growing (plants)C2formalscientific

   Describing plants that grow in scattered groups rather than dense clusters.

   Редко растущие

   • The ungregarious ferns dotted the forest floor.
   • These orchids are ungregarious, appearing singly or in small groups.
   • Ungregarious mosses grew in isolated patches on the rocks.

   Synonymsdispersedisolatedscatteredsolitarysparse

   Antonymsclusteredgregarious

3. Non-social (animals)C2formalscientific

   Describing animals that do not live or move in groups or herds.

   Нестадный

   • The leopard is an ungregarious predator, hunting alone.
   • Ungregarious birds like the solitary sandpiper avoid flocks.
   • Most bears are ungregarious, except during mating season.

   Synonymslonenonsocialsolitary

   Antonymsgregariousherdsocial