ungregarious

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adjective meaning not sociable or not fond of company; rarely used in modern English, replaced by 'unsociable' or 'withdrawn'.

• 🇫🇷Adjectif désuet signifiant qui n'est pas grégaire, c'est-à-dire peu sociable, n'aimant pas la compagnie des autres ou qui se tient à l'écart. Rarement utilisé en anglais moderne, remplacé par 'unsociable' ou 'withdrawn'.

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.

   🇫🇷Peu sociable

   Synonymes: aloofantisocialdistantintrovertedreclusiveretiringsolitaryunsociableunsocialwithdrawn

   Antonymes: 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.

   🇫🇷À croissance éparse

   Synonymes: dispersedisolatedscatteredsolitarysparse

   Antonymes: 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.

   🇫🇷Non grégaire (animaux)

   Synonymes: lonenonsocialsolitary

   Antonymes: gregariousherdsocial

• more ungregarious comparative form
• most ungregarious superlative form