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averageness

noun

Etymology

From average + -ness.

  1. derived from avere — “property, goods”
  2. derived from عَوَارِيَّة — “damaged goods”
  3. derived from avaria
  4. derived from avarie
  5. borrowed from avarie — “damage to ship or cargo”
  6. suffixed as averageness — “average + ness”

Definitions

  1. The state or quality of being average.

    • ‘Sometimes I feel like itʼs our mediocrity that saved us. Our averageness made us hold on to a centre, in a way that brilliant people canʼt.ʼ

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA