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- Dictionarypedestrian/pɪˈdɛstrɪən/
noun
- 1. a person walking rather than travelling in a vehicle: "the road is so dangerous pedestrians avoid it"
adjective
- 1. lacking inspiration or excitement; dull: "disenchantment with their pedestrian lives"
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PEDESTRIAN definition: 1. a person who is walking, especially in an area where vehicles go: 2. not interesting; showing…. Learn more.
Most of us know pedestrian as a noun meaning someone who travels on foot. But the adjective sense of pedestrian as defined here is actually its original meaning. To be pedestrian was to be drab or dull, as if plodding along on foot rather than speeding on horseback or by coach.
A pedestrian is a person who is walking, especially in a town or city, rather than travelling in a vehicle. In Los Angeles a pedestrian is a rare spectacle. More than a third of all pedestrian injuries are to children. If you describe something as pedestrian, you mean that it is ordinary and not at all interesting.
Pedestrians flee the area as the south tower collapses. You stop using the pedestrian signals to know when to cross the street, but look (or listen for) the traffic flow. They will mistake a garbage bag for a running pedestrian. In order to activate it from a pedestrian or bike standpoint, it would need more use than it has.
A pedestrian is someone traveling by foot. If you're a pedestrian, you will likely get annoyed at the drivers who don't stop so you can cross the street.
Definition of pedestrian noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
A person traveling on foot; a walker. 1. Of, relating to, or made for pedestrians: a pedestrian bridge. 2. Going or performed on foot: a pedestrian journey. 3. Undistinguished; ordinary: pedestrian prose. See Synonyms at dull.
Pedestrian definition: A person traveling on foot; a walker.
What does the word pedestrian mean? There are six meanings listed in OED's entry for the word pedestrian, one of which is labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. How common is the word pedestrian? How is the word pedestrian pronounced? Where does the word pedestrian come from?
pedestrian definition: a person who is walking. Learn more.
