mediocrity

Definition

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

Etymology

From Middle French médiocrité, from Latin mediocritās, from mediocris; by surface analysis, mediocre + -ity.

Example Sentences

• "Flexibility is good, but a tolerance for mediocrity carried far enough impairs operational capacity."
• "England captain Harry Kane lifted the mediocrity of an attritional first half on a slow surface when he scored his 33rd goal for his country, a superbly guided diving header from Luke Shaw's cross seven minutes before the interval."
• "populated with mediocrities"

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