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• n  the quality of being gregarious--having a dislike of being alone

• Such gregariousness has apparently helped the 72-year-old find friends in high places.
• For progressive Catholic New Yorkers, however, there should be no illusions that Dolan's gregariousness will bring a looser line on such issues as abortion and gay marriage.
• He has a genial gregariousness that enables him to first-name thousands of people; he rarely forgets a face.

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• Kim Beazley in Sydney Morning Herald
  In a heartfelt eulogy, Mr Beazley said: "David had so many friends. I am nowhere near as effectively networked as David even after 25 years of federal politics. (David) had friendship, loyalty, gregariousness and a photographic memory."
• Anthony Julius in Times Online
  I don't know. I love words, and I love working with words, and actually, to be honest with you, I do need that solitary profession as well as the garrulousness and gregariousness of the acting profession. I think the two things go together very... Emma Thompson http://www.google.com/url?q=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emma_Thompson&source=dictionary&usg=AFQjCNGNR0z0Z_yTcQmmLpVNHgGYC_ChUw San Diego Union Tribune http://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/features/20061108-0917-film-emmathompson.html&source=dictionary&usg=AFQjCNFfrzKFVHN2Vhlu1KZbhnuyrchL-g Nov 8, 2006 43688 59973 gregariousness My firm has an informed, intelligent gregariousness," says Julius.