pedestrianism


pe·des·tri·an

P0145200 (pə-dĕs′trē-ən)n. A person traveling on foot; a walker.adj.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.
[From Latin pedester, pedestr-, going on foot, from pedes, a pedestrian, from pēs, ped-, foot; see ped- in Indo-European roots.]
pe·des′tri·an·ism n.

pedestrianism

(pəˈdɛstrɪənɪzəm) n1. the act of being a pedestrian2. a dull or unoriginal manner or style

pedestrianism

the use of a style lacking in vitality, imagination, or distinction; prosiness. — pedestrian, adj.See also: Language Style