Definizione monolingua

mediocrity

mediocrity (countable and uncountable; plural mediocrities)

1. (now rare) The quality of being intermediate between two extremes; a mean.
2. (obsolete) A middle course of action; moderation, balance.
   • 1621, Robert Burton, The Anatomy of Melancholy, New York Review Books 2001, p. 273:

     In adversity I wish for prosperity, and in prosperity I am afraid of adversity. What mediocrity may be found?

3. (uncountable) The condition of being mediocre; having only an average degree of quality, skills etc.; no better than standard.
4. An individual with mediocre abilities or achievements.

Definizione dizionario mediocrity

mediocrità

Altri significati:

An individual with mediocre abilities or achievements.

(now rare) The quality of being intermediate between two extremes; a mean.

(uncountable) The condition of being mediocre; having only an average degree of quality, skills etc.; no better than standard.

(obsolete) A middle course of action; moderation, balance.

being average (capacity, looks) (as good as anyone)

condition of being mediocre