mediocrity
Meanings
Plural: mediocrities
Noun
- ordinariness as a consequence of being average and not outstanding
- a person of second-rate ability or value
- The condition of being mediocre; having only an average degree of quality, skills etc.; no better than standard.
- A person with mediocre abilities or achievements.
- The quality of being intermediate between two extremes; a mean.
- A middle course of action; moderation, balance.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle French médiocrité, from Latin mediocritās, from mediocris; by surface analysis, mediocre + -ity.
Synonyms
averageness, middlingness, second-rater
Scrabble Score: 18
mediocrity is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL wordmediocrity is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
mediocrity is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 19
mediocrity is a valid Words With Friends word