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.
Значення
значень: 4(незлічуване)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
(злічуване)A person with mediocre abilities or achievements.
populated with mediocrities
surrounded by mediocrities
(архаїчне, злічуване, незлічуване)The quality of being intermediate between two extremes; a mean.
(злічуване, застаріле, незлічуване)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
Приклади
речень: 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!
Переклади
мов: 7За значеннями 1
За значеннями 1
Походження
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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Форми
множина: mediocrities| Однина | mediocrity |
|---|---|
| Множина | mediocrities |
правильне
Синоніми
синонімів: 3- ordinariness as a consequence of being average and not outstanding:averageness
- a person of second-rate ability or value:second-rater
Спільнокореневі
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