different between humans vs pedestrian

English

Noun

humans

1. plural of human

Anagrams

• Hamsun, Husman, Shuman, husman

Catalan

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ans

Noun

humans

1. plural of humà

Latin

Etymology

Present active participle of hum? (“bury”)

Participle

hum?ns (genitive humantis); third-declension one-termination participle

1. burying

Declension

Third-declension participle.

¹When used purely as an adjective.

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin pedester, root pedestri- (from pedes) + -an (suffix forming adjectives).

Pronunciation

• enPR: p?-d??str?-?n
• IPA^(key): /p??d?st.?i.?n/

Adjective

pedestrian (comparative more pedestrian, superlative most pedestrian)

1. (not comparable) Of or intended for those who are walking.

2. (comparable, figuratively) Ordinary, dull; everyday; unexceptional.

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:common
3. (dance) Pertaining to ordinary, everyday movements incorporated in postmodern dance.

Translations

Noun

pedestrian (plural pedestrians)

1. A walker; one who walks or goes on foot, especially as opposed to one who uses a vehicle.

   Synonyms: footer, footgoer, footfarer

2. (dated) Specifically, an expert or professional walker or runner; one who performs feats of walking or running.

Synonyms

• footman (archaic)

Related terms

Translations

Further reading

• Douglas Harper (2001–2021) , “pedestrian”, in Online Etymology Dictionary

Anagrams

• depainters, pedantries, prestained, præsident