mediocrity Definition
me·di·oc·rity (mē′dē äk′rə tē)
noun pl. -·ties
- the quality or state of being mediocre
- mediocre ability or attainment
- a person of mediocre abilities or attainments
Etymology: Fr médiocrité < L mediocritas
mediocrity Synonyms
mediocrity
n.
mediocrity Usage Examples
Preposition: of
- life: And these characters are aggressively alive, their vitality a direct challenge to the mediocrity of ordinary life.
- performer: I think where the resentment comes in the Commonwealth games is in the mediocrity of the star performers.
Converse of object
- tolerate: He argued that ' we should never tolerate mediocrity in our ambition ' .
- accept: Most whom have opted to never accept mediocrity can tell you that being an athlete is a 24/7 job!
- achieve: They will be rewarded by the Government for achieving mediocrity.
- reward: The judging scheme is not designed to reward unadventurous mediocrity; excellent ringing will, however, be rewarded highly.
- say: But they are always a mass, that is to say, collective mediocrity.
- do: If you do then mediocrity will thrive in some parts of the NEC.
Adjective modifier
- mid-table: Should be safe from any thoughts of the drop, however - it's mid-table mediocrity at worst!
- mid: Nationwide first division mid table mediocrity looms large for the Raw Dikes Stadium.
- own: Everywhere we looked we were dazzled by our own mediocrity.
- utter: I am most at home in the midst of total and utter mediocrity.
- boring: I want to propose that when there is boring mediocrity in preaching it is not the result of careful use of biblical theology.
- such: A waste of talent is always tragic, and there can only be hope his next offering can rise above such mediocrity.
Modifies a noun
rule: There, mediocrity rules with a rod of iron.
Noun used with modifier
table: Mid to low table mediocrity beckons even for an improved squad.
Browse dictionary entries near mediocrity
- ‹ mediocre
- ‹ medio-
- ‹ medina
- ‹ medigap
- ‹ medievalist
- ‹ medievalism
- ‹ Medieval Latin
- ‹ Medieval Greek
- ‹ medieval
- ‹ medico-

