pedestrian
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pedestrian
- /pəˈdɛstɹiən/
adjective more pedestrian · most pedestrian
- Of or intended for those who are walking. pedestrian crossing
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Ordinary, dull; everyday; unexceptional.
His manner of dress was pedestrian but tidy.
Similar: basic, routine, lackluster, middling, average, bog-standard, common, common as bums, common as dirt, common as muck, common as pig tracks, dime a dozen
- Pertaining to ordinary, everyday movements incorporated in postmodern dance. The choreographer prefers pedestrian movements.
noun pedestrians
- A walker; one who walks or goes on foot, especially as opposed to one who uses a vehicle. […] how the troops came marching out for evening exercise under Captain Preston; how pedestrians and street urchins taunted them, shouting "Lobsters," "Bloody-backs," and flinging snow-balls, turnips, […]
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An expert or professional walker or runner; one who performs feats of walking or running.
Similar: walkist
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: walker, footer, earthbound, prosy, prosaic, uninteresting, walking, walk, hiking, pedestrianisation, passerby, passer-by, walkway, footpath, sheltered, refuge
Translations
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adj of or intended for pedestrians
| Español | peatonal |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 行人的 xíngrén de, 行者的 xíngzhě de |
| Português | pedestre, pedonal |
| Français | piéton, piétonnier, pédestre |
| Deutsch | Fußgänger-, fußgänger-, Fuß-, fuß-, Geh-, geh- |
| Italiano | pedonale |
| Română | pentru pietoni, pedestru, pietonal |
| Русский | пе́ший péšij, пешехо́дный pešexódnyj |
adj ordinary
| Español | prosaico, pedestre, vulgar |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 無趣的 /无趣的 wúqù de |
| Português | prosaico, comum |
| Français | banal, ordinaire, bateau |
| Deutsch | umständlich, nüchtern, schwunglos, prosaisch, erdgebunden |
| Română | prozaic, comun, neinspirat |
| Русский | обы́чный obýčnyj, зауря́дный zaurjádnyj |
noun somebody walking rather than using a vehicle
| Español | peatón, peatona, viandante |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 보행자 bohaengja |
| 日本語 | 歩行者 hokōsha |
| 中文 | 行人 xíngrén, 行者 xíngzhě |
| हिन्दी | पैदल paidal |
| Português | peão, peã, pedestre |
| Français | piéton, piétonne |
| Deutsch | Fußgänger, Fußgängerin, Passant, Passantin |
| Italiano | pedone |
| Ελληνικά | πεζός pezós |
| Română | pieton, pedestru, trecător, trecătoare |
| Русский | пешехо́д pešexód, пешехо́дка pešexódka, пе́ший péšij, пе́шая péšaja, пешехо́дец pešexódec |
| Tiếng Việt | bằng chân, người đi bộ |
| العربية | رَاجِل rājil, مَاشٍ māšin, مَارّ mārr |
| עברית | הוֹלֵךְ־רֶגֶל holékh-régel, הוֹלֶכֶת־רֶגֶל holékhet-régel |
Talk about this word "pedestrian." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/pedestrian. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. pedestrian. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/pedestrian "pedestrian." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/pedestrian.Cite this
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title = {pedestrian},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pedestrian},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
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