MEDIOCRITY

averageness, mediocrity

(noun) ordinariness as a consequence of being average and not outstanding

mediocrity, second-rater

(noun) a person of second-rate ability or value; “a team of aging second-raters”; “shone among the mediocrities who surrounded him”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

mediocrity (countable and uncountable, plural mediocrities)

(now rare) The quality of being intermediate between two extremes; a mean.

(obsolete) A middle course of action; moderation, balance.

(uncountable) 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.

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Source: Wiktionary

Me`di*oc"ri*ty, n. Etym: [F. médiocrité, L. mediocritas.]

1. The quality of being mediocre; a middle state or degree; a moderate degree or rate. "A mediocrity of success." Bacon.

2. Moderation; temperance. [Obs.] Hooker.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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