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MEDIOCRITY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Ordinariness as a consequence of being average and not outstanding
Synonyms:
averageness; mediocrity
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("mediocrity" is a kind of...):
mundaneness; mundanity; ordinariness (the quality of being commonplace and ordinary)
Derivation:
mediocre (lacking exceptional quality or ability)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A person of second-rate ability or value
Example:
shone among the mediocrities who surrounded him
Synonyms:
mediocrity; second-rater
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("mediocrity" is a kind of...):
individual; mortal; person; somebody; someone; soul (a human being)
Derivation:
mediocre (poor to middling in quality)
mediocre (moderate to inferior in quality)
