mediocrity

UK: /ˌmiːdiˈɒkrəti/ US: /ˌmidiˈɑkrɪti/ ,(mē′dē ok′ri tē)

Inflections of 'mediocrity' (n): npl: mediocrities

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

me•di•oc•ri•ty  (mē′dē ok′ri tē), n., pl. -ties. 

1. the state or quality of being mediocre.
2. mediocre ability or accomplishment.
3. a mediocre person.

• Latin mediocritāt- (stem of mediocritās) a middle state, moderation. See mediocre, -ity
• Middle French mediocrite
• late Middle English mediocrite 1400–50

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

mediocrity / ˌmiːdɪˈɒkrɪtɪ ˌmɛd-/ noun ( -ties)

1. the state or quality of being mediocre
2. a mediocre person or thing

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026

me•di•o•cre /ˌmidiˈoʊkɚ/   adj. 

1. of ordinary or moderate quality:
   gets mediocre grades.

me•di•oc•ri•ty /ˌmidiˈɑkrɪti/  n. 

[uncountable] was not satisfied with mediocrity.

See -medi-.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

me•di•o•cre  (mē′dē ō′kər), adj. 

1. of only ordinary or moderate quality;
   neither good nor bad;
   barely adequate.
2. rather poor or inferior.

• Latin mediocris in a middle state, literally, at middle height = medi(us) mid¹ + Old Latin ocris rugged mountain, cognate with Greek ókris, akin to ákros apex; compare Umbrian ocar hill, citadel
• Middle French
• 1580–90