Mediocrity

Definitions

1. The condition of being mediocre; having only an average degree of quality, skills etc.; no better than standard.
   uncountable
2. A person with mediocre abilities or achievements.
   countable
3. The quality of being intermediate between two extremes; a mean.
   archaic, countable, uncountable
4. A middle course of action; moderation, balance.
   countable, obsolete, uncountable

Equivalents

24 more languages

Afrikaansmiddelmatigheid

العربيةتوسطوسط

Беларускаяпасрэ́днасць

Bosanskimediokrismediokritet

Češtinaprůměrnost

Ελληνικάμετριότητα

Eestikeskpärasus

Suomikeskinkertaisuuskeskivertous

Gaeilgelagmheasarthacht

Gàidhligmeadhanachd

Galegomediocridade

Hrvatskimediokrismediokritet

Italianomediocrità

日本語凡凡庸凡才十人並み平凡+ 2 more

한국어평범

Latinamediocritas

Македонскимедиокритетпросечност

Nederlandsmiddelmatigheid

Polskimiernośćprzeciętność

Portuguêsmediocridade

Русскийзаурядностьпосредственность

Српскиmediokrismediokritet

Svenskamedelmåttighet

Tagalogkarampatan

Examples

“Flexibility is good, but a tolerance for mediocrity carried far enough impairs operational capacity.”

“England captain Harry Kane lifted the mediocrity of an attritional first half on a slow surface when he scored his 33rd goal for his country, a superbly guided diving header from Luke Shaw's cross seven minutes before the interval.”

“populated with mediocrities”

“surrounded by mediocrities”

“Sundrie other Gent[lemen] reſt beholden to this hundred, for their dvvellings, vvho, in an enuiable mediocritie of fortune, do happilie poſſeſſe themſelues, and communicate their ſufficient means to the ſeruice of their prince, the good of their neighbours, and the bettering of their ovvn eſtate: […]”

“In adversity I wish⟳ for prosperity, and in prosperity I am afraid of adversity. What mediocrity may be found?”

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