ungregarious

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adjective meaning not sociable or not fond of company; rarely used in modern English, replaced by 'unsociable' or 'withdrawn'.

• 🇪🇸Adjetivo que describe a alguien que no es sociable ni gregario, que evita la compañía de otros o no disfruta de ella. Es un término poco común en inglés moderno, generalmente reemplazado por 'insociable' o 'retraído'.

1. Not sociable C1 formal

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

   • 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.

   🇪🇸poco sociable

   Sinónimos: aloofantisocialdistantintrovertedreclusiveretiringsolitaryunsociableunsocialwithdrawn

   Antónimos: affablecompanionableconvivialextrovertedfriendlygregarioushospitableoutgoingsociablesocial

2. Sparsely growing (plants) C2 formal scientific

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

   • 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.

   🇪🇸Plantas que crecen dispersas

   Sinónimos: dispersedisolatedscatteredsolitarysparse

   Antónimos: clusteredgregarious

3. Non-social (animals) C2 formal scientific

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

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

   🇪🇸No gregario (animales)

   Sinónimos: lonenonsocialsolitary

   Antónimos: gregariousherdsocial

• more ungregarious comparative form
• most ungregarious superlative form