mediocrity
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- noun
- /ˌmiːdiˈɑːkrɪti/
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persona mediocre
- A mediocrity that is hyperevident in the political class because it is all but universal in our elite classes.
He and the people around him are just, you know, mediocrities, goons.
- He and the people around him are just, you know, mediocrities, goons.
- In other words, confident mediocrities, people who would say, look, I'm not saying the moon is made of cheese.
Examples
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He's a total mediocrity.
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Why can't we all admit that we're mediocrities.
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That rule applies to mediocrity.
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I speak for all mediocrities in the world.
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Allowed the men lapse into mediocrity.
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Remarkable that after getting it so right they would come up with the mediocrity that was Tetra Master.
Blog text (22) -
Affirmative action is a euphemism for mediocrity in higher education and the workplace.
Blog text (16) -
Kansas City saved the Twins from Jeremy Guthrie, but Saunders is a similar mix of durable mediocrity and lots of pitching to contact.
Blog text (32) -
All his life he'd been a mediocrity, and Lian—cool, daring, and inhumanly detached—had shown him only too clearly that he was one still.
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He was known for his tendency towards mediocrity in his performance, never aiming to stand out.
Synonyms
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A person who is not as good as others at their work
Antonyms
How Talented
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- Offensive
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Mediocrity used for a person also comes from Latin medius 'middle' and is like medium, so it describes someone of plain, average ability rather than someone special or outstanding.