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mediocrity

noun
/miː.dɪˈɒk.ɹɪ.ti/UK/mi.dɪˈɑk.ɹɪ.ti/US

Etymology

From Middle French médiocrité, from Latin mediocritās, from mediocris; by surface analysis, mediocre + -ity.

  1. derived from mediocritās
  2. derived from médiocrité

Definitions

  1. The condition of being mediocre

    The condition of being mediocre; having only an average degree of quality, skills etc.; no better than standard.

    • 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.

  2. A person with mediocre abilities or achievements.

    • populated with mediocrities
    • surrounded by mediocrities

  3. The quality of being intermediate between two extremes

    The quality of being intermediate between two extremes; a mean.

  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. A middle course of action

      A middle course of action; moderation, balance.

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

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Derived

golden mediocrity, mediocritist, mediocritize, mediocrity principle, multimediocrity, submediocrity

Vish — recursive loop

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