Definition of mediocrity
mediocrities
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Examples of mediocrity in a Sentence
We were disappointed by the mediocrity of the wine.
He thought that he was a brilliant artist himself and that all his fellow painters were just mediocrities.
Recent Examples of mediocrity from the Web
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In 2017, however, the team is mired in mediocrity and expected to sell off pieces to build for the future.
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But, in the heap of mediocrity that surrounded of the mainline crunk productions in the early 2000s, Diamond and Princess brought all kinds of lyrical hell to the Crime Mob albums.
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It was briefly saved and given some coherence by the genius of Obama, but is now in its default state of listless mediocrity.
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Emanuel has had a rough several years after a near-death election experience in being taken to a re-election runoff by a rank mediocrity.
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Some of this has to do with the usual Democratic mediocrity.
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But for Schroeder, his mere presence on the diamond over his four-year varsity career essentially changed the Mt. Hebron program from mediocrity to state-championship contender.
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And it’s, by far, the most exciting romantic comedy to come along in years — a rare shot-in-the-arm for a moribund genre, one nearly left for dead after too many conventional mediocrities.
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All that mediocrity led to mid-level spots in the NBA Draft, though Bird pulled Myles Turner out of his hat with the No.
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Did You Know?
People interested in words always point out that mediocrity doesn't mean quite what its main root would indicate: Why doesn't it describe something that's right in the middle of the pack, exactly what you would expect? Instead the words mediocrity and mediocre always suggest disappointment. A mediocre play is one you wish you hadn't wasted an evening on, and the mediocre actor in it should probably find another profession. A person can even be called a mediocrity, though it isn't very nice and you'd never do it to his face.
First Known Use of mediocrity
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MEDIOCRITY Defined for English Language Learners
mediocrity
playDefinition of mediocrity for English Language Learners
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: the quality of something that is not very good : the quality or state of being mediocre
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: a person who does not have the special ability to do something well
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