mediocrity

Noun
Synonyms: averagenesssecond-rater

WordNet 3.0

Noun (2)

  1. ordinariness as a consequence of being average and not outstandingSynonyms: averageness
  2. a person of second-rate ability or value“a team of aging second-raters”“shone among the mediocrities who surrounded him”Synonyms: second-rater
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Mediocrity \Me`di*oc"ri*ty\, n. [F. m['e]diocrit['e], L. mediocritas.] [1913 Webster]

1.The quality of being mediocre; a middle state or degree; a moderate degree or rate. "A mediocrity of success." --Bacon. [1913 Webster]

2.Moderation; temperance. [Obs.] --Hooker. [1913 Webster]

3.A mediocre person; -- used disparagingly. [PJC]

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