noun

mediocrity

mee-dih-OK-rih-tee

noun

The state of being only average, with nothing outstanding about it.

"The critic accused the band of settling into mediocrity after their first hit."

A person of unremarkable ability or achievement.

"He dismissed his rival as a mediocrity with no real talent."

How to Use Mediocrity

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishOrdinariness, especially when something was expected to be better.

Common pairings

settle for mediocrity sink into mediocrity

mediocrities plural

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From Latin mediocritās, from mediocris ("middling, moderate").

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