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mediocrity
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As a noun, mediocrity means the quality of being intermediate between two extremes.
Meanings of mediocrity
6 meaningsnoun
now rareThe quality of being intermediate between two extremes; a mean.
The condition of being mediocre; having only an average degree of quality, skills etc.; no better than standard.
An individual with mediocre abilities or achievements.
Ordinariness as a consequence of being average and not outstanding
Similar: averagenessA person of second-rate ability or valueperson
“a team of aging second-raters”
“shone among the mediocrities who surrounded him”
Similar: second-rater
Older and rare meanings (1)
obsoleteA middle course of action; moderation, balance.
Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).
Synonyms by meaning
noun: ordinariness as a consequence of being average and not ou…
averageness
noun: a person of second-rate ability or value
second-rater
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