mediocrity

me·di·oc·ri·ty

M0194000 (mē′dē-ŏk′rĭ-tē)n. pl. me·di·oc·ri·ties 1. The state or quality of being mediocre.2. Mediocre ability, achievement, or performance.3. One that displays mediocre qualities.

me·di·oc′ri·tize′ (-tīz′) v.me·di·oc′ri·ti·za′tion n.

mediocrity

(ˌmiːdɪˈɒkrɪtɪ; ˌmɛd-) n, pl -ties1. the state or quality of being mediocre2. a mediocre person or thing

me•di•oc•ri•ty

(ˌmi diˈɒk rɪ ti)

n., pl. -ties. 1. the state or quality of being mediocre. 2. mediocre ability or accomplishment. 3. a mediocre person. [1400–50; late Middle English < Middle French < Latin]

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Noun	1.	mediocrity - ordinariness as a consequence of being average and not outstandingaveragenessordinariness, mundaneness, mundanity - the quality of being commonplace and ordinary
	2.	mediocrity - a person of second-rate ability or value; "a team of aging second-raters"; "shone among the mediocrities who surrounded him"second-raterindividual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do"

mediocrity

noun1. insignificance, indifference, inferiority, meanness, ordinariness, unimportance, poorness She lamented the mediocrity of contemporary literature.2. nonentity, nobody, lightweight (informal), second-rater, cipher, non-person Surrounded by mediocrities, he seemed a towering intellectual.Quotations
"Mediocrity knows nothing higher than itself, but talent instantly recognizes genius" [Sir Arthur Conan Doyle The Valley of Fear]

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mediocre

(miːdiˈoukə) adjective not very good or great; ordinary. a mediocre performance/effort. 平庸的，普普通通的 ˌmediˈocrity (-ˈo-) noun平庸

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noun insignificance

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noun nonentity

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noun ordinariness as a consequence of being average and not outstanding

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noun a person of second-rate ability or value

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