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Meanings of mediocrity in English

Catalan
mediocritat

Ordinariness as a consequence of being average and not outstanding.

mediocritat
Catalan
mediocre

A person of second-rate ability or value.

mediocre
Spanish
mediocridad

Of minor significance, accomplishment or acclaim.

mediocridad
Synonyms
Examples for "midway point"
Examples for "midway point"
1
Alcorn State stayed close through the midway point of the first half.
Reuters
2
Viktor Arvidsson doubled the lead near the midway point of the second period.
Reuters
3
MacKinnon opened the scoring just past the midway point of the second period.
Reuters
4
Caggiula doubled the lead just past the midway point of the opening frame.
Reuters
5
That is why Bolt almost never leads at the midway point.
Reuters
Usage of mediocrity in English
1
This is probably the most difficult step on the road to mediocrity.
Rock and Ice Magazine
2
Every day, we try to remind each other to live beyond mediocrity.
The Unlikely Disciple: A Sinner's Semester at America's Holiest ...
3
Major league team owners, on the other hand, are rewarded for mediocrity.
Wired
4
Time has also run out for those who justified mediocrity in parastatals.
The South African
5
Don't let your standards slip to the mediocrity of a regional rag.
The Irish Times
6
Certainly not of the individual, for the present conditions tend toward mediocrity.
The Complete Works of Brann, the Iconoclast — Volume 01
7
He was below mediocrity in mind, and had received scarcely any education.
History of the United Netherlands from the Death of William the ...
8
We are not jealous of mediocrity: we are not patient of it.
The Newcomes: Memoirs of a Most Respectable Family
9
And around, above, beneath, the pervading mediocrity, the apotheosis of the average.
One Man in His Time
10
He would no longer face the fearful alternative of mediocrity or starvation.
The Journal of Arthur Stirling : ("The Valley of the Shadow")
11
In a time of mass-culture egalitarianism and mediocrity, she was an elitist.
The guns of august
12
To men whose talents are above mediocrity we speak of superior things.
The World's Greatest Books — Volume 13 — Religion and Philosophy
13
It seemed to encapsulate her awkward, disengaged manner and her inner mediocrity.
The Guardian
14
Topics - Is enforced conformity in school classrooms condemning boys to mediocrity?
Radio NZ
15
Never had she seen such intense self-complacency coupled with such utter mediocrity.
Baron Trigault's Vengeance
16
As if twenty times already she had not sufficiently perceived his mediocrity.
Madame Bovary
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Mediocrity through the time
Mediocrity across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
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