happy medium

noun

: a good choice or condition that avoids any extremes

The car's designers have found/struck a happy medium between affordability and luxury.

Examples of happy medium in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Miss Manners does not know the specifics of your school’s directive, but workplace rules against excessive perfuming are a perfectly ordinary way of establishing a happy medium between the perfumed and those with actual allergies. — Judith Martin, Mercury News, 2 Sep. 2026

There are few out-and-out starters left in the happy medium in between. — Chris Waugh, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026

While blue jeans can sometimes read too casual and black jeans too sophisticated, Crawford’s olive pair strikes a happy medium. — Brooke Knappenberger, PEOPLE, 15 Aug. 2026

Despite the American 1980s reputation for high-gloss, high-glam aesthetics, Gerber found a happy medium between paying homage to the decade while also incorporating timeless elements throughout her look. — Julia Teti, Footwear News, 28 July 2026

Rhymes for happy medium

• cypripedium
• intermedium
• tedium