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mediocrity
UK /miː.dɪˈɒk.ɹɪ.ti/ US /mi.dɪˈɑk.ɹɪ.ti/
noun 4
Collocations
5ADJ.
attritional, enough, far, higher
VERB + MEDIOCRITY
fade, hates, lifted, reign, settle, settling
MEDIOCRITY + NOUN
endeavors, nothing
PREP.
in, into
ADV.
away
Definitions
noun
1
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; a mean.
4
A middle course of action; moderation, balance.
Sundrie other Gent[lemen] reſt beholden to this hundred, for their dvvellings, vvho, in an enuiable mediocritie of fortune, do happilie poſſeſſe themſelues, and communicate their ſufficient means to the ſeruice of their prince, the good of their neighbours, and the bettering of their ovvn eſtate: […]
In adversity I wish for prosperity, and in prosperity I am afraid of adversity. What mediocrity may be found?
Thesaurus
Synonyms
noun — ordinariness as a consequence of being average and not outst
- averageness
noun — a person of second-rate ability or value
- second-rater
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
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Flexibility is good, but a tolerance for mediocrity carried far enough impairs operational capacity.
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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 sev
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populated with mediocrities
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Mediocrity knows nothing higher than itself, but talent instantly recognizes genius.
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Sami was repulsed by mediocrity.
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Tom hates mediocrity.
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