mediocritynoun
uk/ˌmiː.diˈɒk.rə.ti/us/ˌmiː.diˈɑː.krə.t̬i/C2 [ U ] the quality of being not very good:
A goal just before half-time rescued the match from mediocrity.
[ C ] a person that is not very good at something or not very good at anything in particular, or something that is not very good:
These people are just mediocrities.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Quite good, or not very good
- acceptable
- adequate
- agreeable
- all very well idiom
- all very well/fine/good idiom
- average
- cut
- fair
- half decent
- iffy
- impure
- indifferent
- kind
- pass
- reasonable
- refined
- rose
- rough edges idiom
- satisfactory
- second best idiom
See more results »
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
People of little importance