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Colourless vs Pedestrian - What's the difference?

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Colourless is a related term of pedestrian.


As adjectives the difference between colourless and pedestrian

is that colourless is having little or no colour while pedestrian is (not comparable) of or intended for those who are walking.

As a noun pedestrian is

somebody walking rather than using a vehicle; somebody traveling on foot on or near a roadway.

colourless

English

(wikipedia colourless)

Alternative forms

* colorless (American spelling)

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Having little or no colour.
  • (of a liquid) Water white.
  • Lacking in interest or variety.

    • See also

    * (Colorless green ideas sleep furiously) British English forms

    pedestrian

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (not comparable) Of or intended for those who are walking.
    • pedestrian crossing
  • (comparable) Ordinary, dull; everyday; unexceptional.
    • His manner of dress was pedestrian but tidy.

    Usage notes

    The use of pedestrian'' in the sense of ''ordinary'', ''dull'', ''everyday'', etc. has begun to become unfashionable in the 21st century, mainly due to the desire in many urban locations around the world to promote walking and cycling as healthy, less polluting, and less space consuming alternatives to driving. Young people in particular are unlikely to use ''pedestrian'' in the ''ordinary'' or ''dull sense.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Somebody walking rather than using a vehicle; somebody traveling on foot on or near a roadway.

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