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US
/ˌmidiˈɑkɹəti/
]
[ UK /mˌiːdɪˈɒkɹɪti/ ]
[ UK /mˌiːdɪˈɒkɹɪti/ ]
NOUN
- ordinariness as a consequence of being average and not outstanding
-
a person of second-rate ability or value
shone among the mediocrities who surrounded him
a team of aging second-raters
How To Use mediocrity In A Sentence
- Mediocrity is not the lack of effort, but the lack of goals; dream is not without action, but the action is too late; the poor is not hard, but the lack of expertise; lazy not pace, but the pace is too shallow.
- And bonjour to mid-table mediocrity. The Sun
- There was a time when success was considered elitist and mediocrity was the norm.
- Even in our sensual days the strength of delight is in its seldomness or rarity, and sting in its satiety; mediocrity is its life, and immoderacy its confusion. A History of Elizabethan Literature
- A high finish is usually followed by a slip towards mediocrity.
- And you could argue that the team seemed pleased with mediocrity. The Sun
- Because they are so good, so smart, they stand out like beacons in a sea of mediocrity.
- They had burst the bubble of their mediocrity. Times, Sunday Times
- In truth the game never rose above mediocrity, as Dingle and Crokes struggled to find their range.
- And they accept that mediocrity is good enough. Smithsonian Mag