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 | ||