Most of our pocket wisdom is conceived for the use of mediocre people, to discourage them from ambitious attempts, and generally console them in their mediocrity.
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Mediocrity
//mi.dɪˈɑk.ɹɪ.ti//
Synonyms for "mediocrity" (160 found)
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Related words (80)
middle coursemiddle groundmiddle of the roadmiddle ordermiddle ordersmiddle pointmiddle positionmiddle statemiddle-of-the-roadmidpointmodestynebbishno conjurorno prizenobodynobody one knowsnobody specialnonentitynormnormal
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nothingnothing specialobscurityparpatchinesspedestrianismpettinesspip squeakpip-squeakpunkrulerunruntrustinessscrubsecond ratersecond-ratershabbinessshortageshortcomingshrimpsilent majoritysketchinessskill-lessnesssmall beersmall frysmall potatosmall potatoessmallnesssquirtsquitsubnormalitysuburbiathird-raterthoughtlessnesstinhorntrivialityunaptnessunclevernessundeftnessundevelopmentundexterousnessundextrousnessunevennessunfitnessunfittednessunintelligenceunperfectednessunproficiencyunschoolednessunskillfulnessunsoundnessuntrainednessvia mediavulgaritywantwhiffetwhippersnapper
Noun(2 words)
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12 entriesTranslations
38 translations across 25 languages.
Afrikaans
1 entries- middelmatigheid noun (condition of being mediocre)
Armenian
1 entries- միջակություն noun (condition of being mediocre)
Belarusian
1 entries- пасрэднасць noun (condition of being mediocre)
Bulgarian
1 entries- посредственост noun (condition of being mediocre)
Catalan
1 entries- mediocritat noun (condition of being mediocre)
Czech
1 entries- průměrnost noun (condition of being mediocre)
Dutch
1 entries- middelmatigheid noun (condition of being mediocre)
Estonian
2 entries- keskpära noun (condition of being mediocre)
- keskpärasus noun (condition of being mediocre)
Finnish
2 entries- keskinkertaisuus noun (condition of being mediocre)
- keskivertous noun (condition of being mediocre)
French
1 entries- médiocrité noun (condition of being mediocre)
Galician
1 entries- mediocridade noun (condition of being mediocre)
German
2 entries- Mittelmaß noun (condition of being mediocre)
- Mittelmäßigkeit noun (condition of being mediocre)
Greek
1 entries- μετριότητα noun (condition of being mediocre)
Irish
1 entries- lagmheasarthacht noun (condition of being mediocre)
Italian
1 entries- mediocrità noun (condition of being mediocre)
Japanese
2 entries- 凡庸 noun (condition of being mediocre)
- 平凡 noun (condition of being mediocre)
Macedonian
2 entries- медиокрите́т noun (condition of being mediocre)
- про́сечност noun (condition of being mediocre)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- middelmådighet noun (condition of being mediocre)
Polish
2 entries- mierność noun (condition of being mediocre)
- przeciętność noun (condition of being mediocre)
Portuguese
1 entries- mediocridade noun (condition of being mediocre)
Russian
2 entries- зауря́дность noun (condition of being mediocre)
- посре́дственность noun (condition of being mediocre)
Serbo-Croatian
4 entries- mediokrìtēt noun (condition of being mediocre)
- medìokris noun (condition of being mediocre)
- медиокрѝте̄т noun (condition of being mediocre)
- медѝокрис noun (condition of being mediocre)
Spanish
2 entries- medianía noun (condition of being mediocre)
- mediocridad noun (condition of being mediocre)
Swedish
1 entries- medelmåttlighet noun (condition of being mediocre)
Tagalog
3 entries- dampat noun (condition of being mediocre)
- kadampatan noun (condition of being mediocre)
- karampatan noun (condition of being mediocre)
Sample sentences
16 total sentences available.
Although government has its limits and cannot solve all our problems, we Americans reject the view that we must be reconciled to failures and mediocrity, or to an inferior quality of life.
Source: tatoeba (5797030)
Mediocrity knows nothing higher than itself, but talent instantly recognizes genius.
Source: tatoeba (6151581)
Sami was repulsed by mediocrity.
Source: tatoeba (6451313)
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