mediocrity

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Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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Definition

  1. noun ordinariness as a consequence of being average and not outstanding
  2. noun a person of second-rate ability or value

Etymology

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

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Synonyms

averageness

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