pedestrianism

Variant of pedestrian

pedestrian definition

pe·des·tri·an (pi des′trē ən)

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.

Etymology: < L pedester, on foot < pes (gen. pedis), foot + -ian

noun

one who goes on foot; walker

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