From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Gregarious \Gre*ga"ri*ous\, adjective [L. gregarius, fr. grex, gregis, herd; cf. Gr. ? to assemble, Skr. jar to approach. Cf. {Congregate}, {Egregious}.] Habitually living or moving in flocks or herds; tending to flock or herd together; not habitually solitary or living alone. --Burke.
No birds of prey are gregarious. --Ray.
2. (of people) enjoying companionship; sociable; not solitary.
3. (of plants) growing in clusters. -- {Gre*ga"ri*ous*ly}, adverb -- {Gre*ga"ri*ous*ness}, noun
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
noun
1: the quality of being gregarious--having a dislike of being alone
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