pedestrianism

noun

Etymology

From pedestrian + -ism.

  1. borrowed from pedester
  2. suffixed as pedestrianism — “pedestrian + ism

Definitions

  1. Going on foot

    Going on foot; walking.

  2. A form of competitive walking of the nineteenth century, often professional and funded by…

    A form of competitive walking of the nineteenth century, often professional and funded by wagering, from which the modern sport of racewalking developed.

  3. Something that is pedestrian, or banal

    Something that is pedestrian, or banal; a commonplace.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for pedestrianism. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA