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mediocrity

me·dioc·rity

UK/miː.dɪˈɒk.ɹɪ.ti/ US/mi.dɪˈɑk.ɹɪ.ti/ uncommon archaic obsolete

noun

1.

ordinariness as a consequence of being average and not outstanding

Synonyms
2.

a person of second-rate ability or value

  • “a team of aging second-raters”
  • “shone among the mediocrities who surrounded him”
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Origin

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

Phrases

  • golden mediocrity
  • mediocrity principle

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