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mediocre — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • average noun A single value that represents the typical or central figure in a set of numbers, usually found by adding them up and dividing by how many there are.
  • lackluster adj Lacking brilliance or intelligence.
  • mediocre adj Neither good nor bad; average in a disappointing way.
  • moderate adj Neither too much nor too little; reasonable in amount or degree.
  • subpar adj Of less than a traditional or accepted standard.

Senses

mediocre is used for these senses in English:

  • average Neither very good nor very bad; rated somewhere in the middle of all others in the same category.
  • lackluster (figurative) Not exceptional; not worthy of special merit, attention, or interest; having no vitality.
  • mediocre Not excellent or outstanding, usually disappointingly so.
  • moderate Mediocre
  • subpar Of less than a traditional or accepted standard.

average — full definition

  1. noun A single value that represents the typical or central figure in a set of numbers, usually found by adding them up and dividing by how many there are.
  2. adjective Typical or ordinary; neither especially good nor especially bad.
  3. verb To calculate the average of a set of numbers, or to amount to an average figure over time.

lackluster — full definition

  1. adj Lacking brilliance or intelligence.
  2. adj Having no shine or luster; dull.
  3. adj Not exceptional; not worthy of special merit, attention, or interest; having no vitality.

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