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pedestrian

(pɪdestriən)
Word forms: plural pedestrians
1. countable noun [oft NOUN noun]
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.
Synonyms: walker, foot-traveller, footslogger More Synonyms of pedestrian
2. adjective
If you describe something as pedestrian, you mean that it is ordinary and not at all interesting.
[disapproval]
His style is so pedestrian that the book becomes a real bore.
I drove home contemplating my own more pedestrian lifestyle.
Synonyms: dull, flat, ordinary, boring More Synonyms of pedestrian

pedestrian in British English

(pɪˈdɛstrɪən)
noun
1. 
a. 
a person travelling on foot; walker
b. 
(as modifier)
a pedestrian precinct
adjective
2. 
dull; commonplace
a pedestrian style of writing
Word origin
C18: from Latin pedester, from pēs foot

pedestrian in American English

(pɪˈdɛstriən)
adjective
1. 
going or done on foot; walking
2. 
of or for pedestrians
a pedestrian crossing
3. 
lacking interest or imagination; prosaic; ordinary and dull
said of a literary style, a speech, etc.
noun
4. 
one who goes on foot; walker
Derived forms
pedestrianism (peˈdestrianˌism)
noun
Word origin
< L pedester, on foot < pes (gen. pedis), foot + -ian

Examples of 'pedestrian' in a sentence
pedestrian

Nor the pedestrians and cyclists it will flatten, who would have rolled safely off the bonnet of a smaller vehicle.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
A motorist stopped to let a pedestrian cross then lost his temper because he wasn't thanked for his effort.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
He was arrested on Thursday after aiming his car at pedestrians, narrowly missing one of them.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
He said: 'The poor guy was on a pedestrian crossing and this would have taken him completely by surprise.
The Sun (2017)
I think good manners are dwindling from road users generally: motorist, pedestrian and cyclist.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
A MAN died and a woman was fighting for life after they were mown down on a foggy pedestrian crossing.
The Sun (2016)
The watchdog calls for cyclists and pedestrians to be put at the heart of transport investment.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
The bonnet has been engineered to pop up should the car strike a pedestrian.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Labour said drivers and pedestrians were at risk.
The Sun (2014)
The worst example of this philosophy occurred at a pedestrian crossing near our home.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
The number of motorists and pedestrians killed by cyclists in the same period?
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
The vehicles can spot pedestrians running into the street and perform an emergency stop.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Ask any cyclist or pedestrian when a lorry or bus passes.
The Sun (2014)
He grabbed the wheel and steered it away from pedestrians and cars.
The Sun (2012)
Because these devices take responsibility away from the driver or pedestrian.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
It has been painted where there is a dropped kerb which implies it is a pedestrian crossing.
The Sun (2012)
Gibraltar has had to set up special holding zones for cars and pedestrians stuck in stifling heat.
The Sun (2014)
If a pedestrian crosses they have to be particularly careful.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
And how many stripes were there on the pedestrian crossing?
Wood, David Philosophy at the Limit (1990)
Bosses reckon it is the best way for a cop to get the attention of cyclists and pedestrians.
The Sun (2008)
The car giant also launched a feature which makes vehicles automatically dodge pedestrians who step out into the road.
The Sun (2013)
This would allow pedestrians and drivers alike to enjoy their towns without a barrage of unsightly and often unnecessary signage.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
Because most pedestrians are motorists too.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
There were 63 reported incidents of motorists splashing pedestrians over five years.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
 Cyclists and pedestrians safely coexist on the pavements of many European cities.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
We seemed pretty popular as well - getting waves and grins from pedestrians and drivers.
The Sun (2013)
As a result, the motorist is made to feel like he or she is driving down a pedestrian precinct.
The Sun (2016)
Coventry has been at the forefront of the shared space schemes, which remove the dividing lines between pedestrians and vehicles.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
The vehicle features 26 sensors to monitor road signs, white lines and other cars and pedestrians.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)

In other languages
pedestrian

British English: pedestrian /pɪˈdɛstrɪən/ NOUN
A pedestrian is a person who is walking, especially in a town.
...streets crowded with pedestrians.
  • American English: pedestrian
  • Arabic: مُرتَـجِلٌ
  • Brazilian Portuguese: pedestre
  • Chinese: 行人
  • Croatian: pješak
  • Czech: chodec
  • Danish: fodgænger
  • Dutch: voetganger
  • European Spanish: peatón
  • Finnish: jalankulkija
  • French: piéton
  • German: Fußgänger
  • Greek: πεζός
  • Italian: pedone
  • Japanese: 歩行者
  • Korean: 보행자
  • Norwegian: fotgjenger
  • Polish: pieszy
  • European Portuguese: peão
  • Romanian: pieton
  • Russian: пешеход
  • Latin American Spanish: peatón
  • Swedish: fotgängare
  • Thai: คนเดินถนน
  • Turkish: yaya
  • Ukrainian: пішохід
  • Vietnamese: người đi bộ
British English: pedestrian ADJECTIVE
If you describe something as pedestrian, you mean that it is ordinary and not at all interesting.
His style is so pedestrian that the book becomes a real bore.
  • American English: pedestrian
  • Brazilian Portuguese: pedestre
  • Chinese: 平庸乏味的
  • European Spanish: pedestre
  • French: prosaïque
  • German: umständlich
  • Italian: pedestre
  • Japanese: ありふれた
  • Korean: 평이한
  • European Portuguese: pedestre
  • Latin American Spanish: pedestre

All related terms of 'pedestrian'

pedestrian mall
A pedestrian mall is the same as a → pedestrian precinct .
pedestrian zone
an area that has been concerted for the use of pedestrians only, by excluding all motor vehicles
pedestrian traffic
the people coming and going on foot in a street , town, etc
pedestrian crossing
A pedestrian crossing is a place where pedestrians can cross a street and where motorists must stop to let them cross.
pedestrian precinct
A pedestrian precinct is a street or part of a town where vehicles are not allowed .
crosswalk
A crosswalk is a place where pedestrians can cross a street and where drivers must stop to let them cross.

Chinese translation of 'pedestrian'

pedestrian

(pɪˈdɛstrɪən)

n (c)

  1. 行人 (xíngrén) (个(個), gè)

adj

  1. [street, traffic] 步行的 (bùxíng de)
  2. (= prosaic) 乏味的 (fáwèi de)
(noun) 
Definition
a person who travels on foot
In Los Angeles, a pedestrian is a rare spectacle.
Synonyms
walker
disturbance to nesting birds caused by walkers and climbers
foot-traveller
footslogger
Opposites
driver
,
motorist
(adjective) 
Definition
dull or commonplace
His style is so pedestrian that the book is really boring.
Synonyms
dull
They can both be rather dull.
flat
The past few days have been flat and empty.
ordinary
My life seems pretty ordinary compared to yours.
boring
boring television programmes
commonplace
The practice was virtually unheard of twenty years ago, but has now become commonplace.
mundane
Be willing to do mundane tasks with good grace.
mediocre
His university record was mediocre.
plodding
banal
The text is banal.
prosaic
the aimless monotony of our prosaic everyday life
run-of-the-mill
I was a run-of-the-mill kind of student.
humdrum
trapped in a humdrum but well-paid job
unimaginative
Film critics called it a monumentally unimaginative movie.
uninteresting
Why did he choose these pale, nerveless, uninteresting people?
uninspired
The script was singularly uninspired.
ho-hum (informal)
no great shakes (informal)
The album is no great shakes.
half-pie (New Zealand, informal)
Opposites
interesting
,
important
,
significant
,
exciting
,
outstanding
,
remarkable
,
fascinating
,
imaginative
,
noteworthy
Seehumdrum

Synonyms of 'pedestrian'

pedestrian

Explore 'pedestrian' in the dictionary

Additional synonyms

in the sense of flat
Definition
unexciting
The past few days have been flat and empty.
Synonyms
dull,
dead,
empty,
boring,
depressing,
pointless,
tedious,
stale,
lacklustre,
tiresome,
lifeless,
monotonous,
uninteresting,
insipid,
unexciting,
spiritless
in the sense of humdrum
Definition
ordinary, dull, and uninteresting
trapped in a humdrum but well-paid job
Synonyms
dull,
ordinary,
boring,
routine,
commonplace,
mundane,
tedious,
dreary,
banal,
tiresome,
monotonous,
uneventful,
uninteresting,
mind-numbing,
ho-hum (informal),
repetitious,
wearisome,
unvaried
in the sense of mediocre
Definition
not very high quality
His university record was mediocre.
Synonyms
second-rate,
average,
ordinary,
indifferent,
middling,
pedestrian,
inferior,
commonplace,
vanilla (slang),
insignificant,
so-so (informal),
banal,
tolerable (informal),
run-of-the-mill,
passable,
undistinguished,
uninspired,
bog-standard (British, Irish, slang),
no great shakes (informal),
half-pie (New Zealand, informal),
fair to middling (informal),
meh (slang)
in the sense of mundane
Definition
everyday, ordinary, and therefore not very interesting
Be willing to do mundane tasks with good grace.
Synonyms
ordinary,
routine,
commonplace,
banal,
everyday,
day-to-day,
vanilla (slang),
prosaic,
humdrum,
workaday
in the sense of no great shakes
The album is no great shakes.
Synonyms
unexceptional,
mediocre,
not very good,
rubbish,
pedestrian,
crap (slang),
indifferent,
unremarkable,
run-of-the-mill,
uninspiring,
undistinguished,
unimpressive,
nothing to write home about (informal),
half-pie (New Zealand, informal)
in the sense of ordinary
Definition
not special or different in any way
My life seems pretty ordinary compared to yours.
Synonyms
commonplace,
plain,
modest,
humble,
stereotyped,
pedestrian,
mundane,
vanilla (slang),
stale,
banal,
unremarkable,
prosaic,
run-of-the-mill,
humdrum,
homespun,
uninteresting,
workaday,
common or garden (informal),
unmemorable
in the sense of prosaic
Definition
lacking imagination
the aimless monotony of our prosaic everyday life
Synonyms
dull,
ordinary,
boring,
routine,
flat,
dry,
everyday,
tame,
pedestrian,
commonplace,
mundane,
matter-of-fact,
stale,
banal,
uninspiring,
humdrum,
trite,
unimaginative,
hackneyed,
workaday,
vapid
in the sense of run-of-the-mill
Definition
ordinary or average
I was a run-of-the-mill kind of student.
Synonyms
ordinary,
middling,
average,
fair,
modest,
commonplace,
common,
vanilla (informal),
mediocre,
banal,
tolerable (informal),
passable,
undistinguished,
unimpressive,
unexciting,
unexceptional,
bog-standard (British, Irish, slang),
no great shakes (informal),
dime-a-dozen (informal)
in the sense of unimaginative
Definition
not having or showing much imagination
Film critics called it a monumentally unimaginative movie.
Synonyms
unoriginal,
banal,
uninspired,
usual,
ordinary,
routine,
dull,
predictable,
tame,
pedestrian,
derivative,
commonplace,
vanilla (informal),
lifeless,
prosaic,
hackneyed,
unromantic,
uncreative
in the sense of uninspired
Definition
not particularly good or exciting
The script was singularly uninspired.
Synonyms
unexciting,
banal,
unimaginative,
stock,
ordinary,
dull,
indifferent,
commonplace,
vanilla (informal),
stale,
prosaic,
uninspiring,
humdrum,
uninteresting,
unoriginal

Additional synonyms

in the sense of uninteresting
Definition
boring or dull
Why did he choose these pale, nerveless, uninteresting people?
Synonyms
boring,
dull,
tedious,
flat,
dry,
commonplace,
dreary,
drab,
tiresome,
monotonous,
uninspiring,
humdrum,
uneventful,
mind-numbing,
unexciting,
ho-hum (informal),
wearisome,
unenjoyable,
as dry as dust
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