mediocrity.
The condition of being mediocre; having only an average degree of quality, skills etc.; no better than standard.
Meaning & usage
The condition of being mediocre; having only an average degree of quality, skills etc.; no better than standard.
Flexibility is good, but a tolerance for mediocrity carried far enough impairs operational capacity.
A person with mediocre abilities or achievements.
populated with mediocrities
surrounded by mediocrities
The quality of being intermediate between two extremes; a mean.
A middle course of action; moderation, balance.
Where this word comes from
From Middle French médiocrité, from Latin mediocritās, from mediocris; by surface analysis, mediocre + -ity.
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