English noun: mediocrity | |||
1. | mediocrity (attribute) ordinariness as a consequence of being average and not outstanding | ||
Synonyms | averageness | ||
Broader (hypernym) | mundaneness, mundanity, ordinariness | ||
2. | mediocrity (person) a person of second-rate ability or value | ||
Samples | A team of aging second-raters. Shone among the mediocrities who surrounded him. | ||
Synonyms | second-rater | ||
Broader (hypernym) | individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul | ||