different between gregarious vs congress

English

Etymology

From Latin greg?rius.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /???????.??.?s/
• (US) IPA^(key): /???????.i.?s/

Adjective

gregarious (comparative more gregarious, superlative most gregarious)

1. (of a person) Describing one who enjoys being in crowds and socializing.
2. (zoology) Of animals that travel in herds or packs.
   • 1972, Richard Adams, Watership Down

     Rabbits are lively at nightfall, and when evening rain drives them underground they still feel gregarious.

3. (botany) Growing in open clusters or colonies; not matted together.
4. Pertaining to a flock or crowd.

Synonyms

• (of a person who enjoys being in crowds): outgoing, sociable, social

Antonyms

• (of a person): ungregarious
• (zoology): nongregarious

Derived terms

• gregariousness

Translations

English

Etymology

From Latin congressum, the past participle of congredior (“I go, come together”), itself from con- + gradior (“I go, step”). The verb is from the noun.

Pronunciation

• (noun:)
  • (General American) IPA^(key): /?k?????s/, /-??s/
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?k??????s/
• (verb:)
  • IPA^(key): /k?n????s/, /k??????s/

Noun

congress (countable and uncountable, plural congresses)

1. (archaic) A coming together of two or more people; a meeting.
   • , New York Review of Books, 2001, p.48:

     After some little repast, he went to see Democritus […]. The multitude stood gazing round about to see the congress.

2. A formal gathering or assembly; a conference held to discuss or decide on a specific question.
3. (often capitalized: Congress) A legislative body of a state, originally the bicameral legislature of the United States of America.
4. An association, especially one consisting of other associations or representatives of interest groups.

   The National Congress of American Indians

5. (dated) Coitus; sexual intercourse.

Synonyms

• (legislative body) assembly, legislature, parliament
• (association) federation

Derived terms

Translations

Verb

congress (third-person singular simple present congresses, present participle congressing, simple past and past participle congressed)

1. (intransitive) To assemble together.
2. To meet in a congress.