mediocrity
The condition of being mediocreThe condition of being mediocre; having only an average degree of quality, skills etc.; no better than standard.
» Adapt or fade away into mediocrity.
Значение
значений: 4(неисчисляемое)The condition of being mediocre; having only an average degree of quality, skills etc.; no better than standard.
Flexibility is good, but a tolerance for mediocrity carried far enough impairs operational capacity.
Mittelmäßigkeit, Mittelmaß
посре́дственностьposrédstvennostʹ, зауря́дностьzaurjádnostʹ
(исчисляемое)A person with mediocre abilities or achievements.
populated with mediocrities
surrounded by mediocrities
(архаичное, исчисляемое, неисчисляемое)The quality of being intermediate between two extremes; a mean.
(исчисляемое, устаревшее, неисчисляемое)A middle course of action; moderation, balance.
- ordinariness as a consequence of being average and not outstanding
- a person of second-rate ability or value
Примеры
предложений: 9Adapt or fade away into mediocrity.
I refuse to settle for mediocrity.
She always plays big, never settling for mediocrity in her endeavors.
This is the reign of mediocrity!
Here we are in the reign of mediocrity!
Переводы
языков: 7По значениям 1
По значениям 1
Происхождение
From Middle French médiocrité, from Latin mediocritās, from mediocris; by surface analysisFrom Middle French médiocrité, from Latin mediocritās, from mediocris; by surface analysis, mediocre + -ity.
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Формы
мн. число: mediocrities| Ед. число | mediocrity |
|---|---|
| Мн. число | mediocrities |
правильный
Синонимы
синонимов: 3- ordinariness as a consequence of being average and not outstanding:averageness
- a person of second-rate ability or value:second-rater
Однокоренные
связанных слов: 13Уроки к слову
уроков: 1- A1Исчисляемые и неисчисляемые существительные — Потому что оно может быть неисчисляемым