'Mediocrity' definitions:

Definition of 'mediocrity'

From: WordNet
noun
Ordinariness as a consequence of being average and not outstanding [syn: averageness, mediocrity]
noun
A person of second-rate ability or value; "a team of aging second-raters"; "shone among the mediocrities who surrounded him" [syn: second-rater, mediocrity]

Definition of 'Mediocrity'

From: 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]

Synonyms of 'mediocrity'

From: Moby Thesaurus

Words containing 'Mediocrity'