MEDIOCRITY as NOUN

  1. Meaning
    • ordinariness as a consequence of being average and not outstanding
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) mediocrity is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
  2. Meaning
    • a person of second-rate ability or value
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • a team of aging second-raters
    • shone among the mediocrities who surrounded him
    Hypernyms(s) mediocrity is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower