mediocre

Meanings

• Adjective

  Of only average quality; not excellent; not great.

  - "The mediocre student barely passed the exam."
  - "The mediocre performance was forgettable."

• Adjective

  Average in ability or quality; neither good nor bad; neither superior nor inferior.

  - "The team had a mediocre season."
  - "His writing was mediocre at best."

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Pronunciation

1. /ˌmidiˈoʊkəɹ/
   
   
   
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Antonyms

great , distinguished , excellent , exceptional , great , outstanding , peculiar , remarkable

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Synonyms

common , commonplace , ordinary

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with mediocre
ocre , mocre , prosecco

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Variants

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mediocre

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Etymology

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From the Latin word 'mediocris', meaning 'of middling quality' or 'moderate'.

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Trivia

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1. The word 'mediocre' is often used in a negative way, but it can also be used to describe something that is average in a neutral sense.

2. In the world of art, a mediocre work is one that is neither particularly good nor bad, but simply average.

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Related Concepts

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1. Average: Related to the concept of 'average', which is a statistical term used to describe the middle value of a set of numbers.

2. Middling: Related to the term 'middling', which means of middle quality or rank.

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Quotes

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1. They sensed that "mediocre" students like Roosevelt really did possess a set of virtues that needed to be protected and cherished.

   - David Brooks,{it}New York Times Book Review{/it},6 Nov. 2005

2. In short, they'd have to build a first-rate health-care system out of the shantytown's "mediocre" one—a system that would administer those drugs reliably and keep the patients' spirits up, because the second-line drugs are weak and have unpleasant side effects, which a patient has to endure for as much as two years.

   - Tracy Kidder,{it}New Yorker{/it},10 July 2000

3. Of course, it could be that what Wesley has been through steeled his nerves and transformed him from a "mediocre" point guard into one of the fiercest shooters in the league with the game on the line.

   - Chad Millman,{it}ESPN{/it},14 May 2001

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Culture

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The term 'mediocre' is often used in a derogatory way to describe something that is average or below average. It can be seen as a criticism or an insult, and is often used to describe people or things that do not meet expectations.

How to Memorize "mediocre"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a bell curve with 'mediocre' being the middle of the curve, representing average.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'mediocre' with the image of a person or thing that is neither particularly good nor bad.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'Mediocre Means Middle' to remember the definition.

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