pedestrian
/pəˈdɛstɹiən/ adjective, noun
Forms pedestrians
- adjective (not comparable) Of or intended for those who are walking. “pedestrian crossing”
- adjective (comparable, figurative) Ordinary, dull; everyday; unexceptional. “His manner of dress was pedestrian but tidy.”
- adjective (dance) Pertaining to ordinary, everyday movements incorporated in postmodern dance. “The choreographer prefers pedestrian movements.”
- noun A walker; one who walks or goes on foot, especially as opposed to one who uses a vehicle.
- noun (dated) An expert or professional walker or runner; one who performs feats of walking or running.
Synonyms
basic routine lackluster middling average bog-standard common common as bums common as dirt common as muck common as pig tracks dime a dozen everyday frequent general habitual nonrare par for the course plain quotidian walker footer prosaic prosy earthbound
Etymology
From Latin pedester (oblique stem pedestri-) + English -an.
Webster’s 1913
Sources: Wiktionary · WordNet 3.0 · Webster’s 1913 — from the Wiktionary entry “pedestrian”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details