Associations to the word «Mediocrity»
Noun
Adverb
Wiktionary
MEDIOCRITY, noun. (now rare) The quality of being intermediate between two extremes; a mean.
MEDIOCRITY, noun. (obsolete) A middle course of action; moderation, balance.
MEDIOCRITY, noun. (uncountable) The condition of being mediocre; having only an average degree of quality, skills etc.; no better than standard.
MEDIOCRITY, noun. An individual with mediocre abilities or achievements.
Dictionary definition
MEDIOCRITY, noun. Ordinariness as a consequence of being average and not outstanding.
MEDIOCRITY, noun. A person of second-rate ability or value; "a team of aging second-raters"; "shone among the mediocrities who surrounded him".
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