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Strolling vs Peripatetic - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between strolling and peripatetic

is that strolling is the taking of a stroll while peripatetic is one who walks about; a pedestrian; an itinerant.

As a verb strolling

is present participle of lang=en.

As an adjective peripatetic is

tending to walk about.

strolling

English

Verb

(head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The taking of a stroll.
  • * 1821 , John Foster, An essay on the evils of popular ignorance (page 147)

    • peripatetic

    English

    Alternative forms

    * peripatetick (obsolete)

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Tending to walk about.
  • Constantly travelling; itinerant; nomadic.
  • (usually, capitalized) Having to do with Aristotle, his philosophy, or the school of thought which he founded.
  • * Howell
    • The true peripatetic school.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • One who walks about; a pedestrian; an itinerant.
  • (usually, capitalized) One who accepts the philosophy of Aristotle or his school; an Aristotelian.
  • * 1961 , Albert Upton, Design for Thinking: A First Book in Semantics , 11:
    • He who would think clearly must think like a peripatetic even if he is unwilling to walk like one.

    Synonyms

    * (one who walks) itinerant, pedestrian, nomad

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