Learn the meaning of pedestrian as a noun and an adjective, with synonyms and example sentences. Find out how to pronounce pedestrian and its origin in Latin. The Pedestrian – Ray Bradbury To enter out into that silence that was the city at eight o’clock of a misty evening in November, to put your feet upon that buckling concrete walk, to step over grassy seams and make your way, hands in pockets, through the silences, that was what Mr. Leonard Mead most dearly loved to do. He would stand upon the corner of an intersection and peer down long moonlit avenues of sidewalks in four directions, deciding which way to go, but it really made no ... 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. What does pedestrian mean? A pedestrian is a person who travels by foot—a walker.
