Definitions for Mediocrity
ˌmi diˈɒk rɪ timedi·ocrity

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. averageness, mediocritynoun

   ordinariness as a consequence of being average and not outstanding

2. second-rater, mediocritynoun

   a person of second-rate ability or value

   "a team of aging second-raters"; "shone among the mediocrities who surrounded him"

GCIDERate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. Mediocritynoun

   A mediocre person; -- used disparagingly.

WiktionaryRate this definition:2.0 / 1 vote

1. mediocritynoun

   The quality of being intermediate between two extremes; a mean.

2. mediocritynoun

   A middle course of action; moderation, balance.

3. mediocritynoun

   The condition of being mediocre; having only an average degree of quality, skills etc.; no better than standard.

4. mediocritynoun

   An individual with mediocre abilities or achievements.

5. Etymology: From mediocritas, from mediocris.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Mediocritynoun

   Etymology: mediocrité, French; mediocritas, Lat.

   1. Small degree; middle rate; middle state.

   Men of age seldom drive business home to the full period, but content themselves with a mediocrity of success. Francis Bacon.

   There appeared a sudden and marvellous conversion in the duke’s case, from the most exalted to the most depressed, as if his expedition had been capable of no mediocrities. Henry Wotton.

   He likens the mediocrity of wit to one of a mean fortune, who manages his store with great parsimony; but who, with fear of running into profuseness, never arrives to the magnificence of living. John Dryden, State of Innocence.

   Getting and improving our knowledge in substances only by experience and history, is all that the weakness of our faculties in this state of mediocrity, while we are in this world, can attain to. John Locke.

   2. Moderation; temperance. Obsolete.

   Lest appetite, in the use of food, should lead us beyond that which is meet, we owe, in this case, obedience to that law of reason which teacheth mediocrity in meats and drinks. Richard Hooker, b. i.

   When they urge us to extreme opposition against the church of Rome, do they mean we should be drawn unto it only for a time, and afterwards return to a mediocrity. Richard Hooker.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:2.0 / 1 vote

1. Mediocritynoun

   the quality of being mediocre; a middle state or degree; a moderate degree or rate

2. Mediocritynoun

   moderation; temperance

3. Etymology: [F. mdiocrit, L. mediocritas.]

Matched Categories

1. • Ordinariness

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Mediocrity in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Mediocrity in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of Mediocrity in a Sentence

1. Ralph Waldo Emerson:

   Solitude, the safeguard of mediocrity.

2. Alex Prior:

   My biggest fear is that the world may become drowned in artistic mediocrity.

3. Goa Kerle:

   Don 't put mediocrity, insensitivity and tradition before sound reason and compassion.

4. Iqbal Athas:

   Inefficiency, mediocrity, and infighting within the government contributed to last week's attack.

5. Bruce Henderson:

   The essential element of successful strategy is that it derives its success from the differences between competitors with a consequent difference in their behavior. Ordinarily, this means that any corporate policy and plan which is typical of the industry is doomed to mediocrity. Where this is not so, it should be possible to demonstrate that all other competitors are at a distinct disadvantage.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Mediocrity
2. ^ GCIDE
   https://gcide.gnu.org.ua/?q=Mediocrity
3. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Mediocrity
4. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Mediocrity
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Mediocrity