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10 Language-to-English DictionariesMediocrity
/ˌmiːdiˈɒkrɪti/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The quality or state of being moderate, average, or of only ordinary quality.
"He refused to accept mediocrity and constantly pushed his team to excel." - 2
A person of moderate or low ability.
"Critics dismissed the new play as the work of a talentless mediocrity."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin word 'mediocritas', meaning 'middle state' or 'moderate degree', coming from 'medius' (middle) and 'ocris' (rugged mountain peak), originally denoting a middle height. Over centuries, the term shifted from a neutral description of an average condition to a pejorative evaluation denoting poor quality or inferiority.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Mediocrity" is said worldwide
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médiocrité
Transliteration: moh-vɛz-ka-li-te (approx. mediocrity)
"Il ne faut jamais se contenter de la médiocrité."
Mittelmäßigkeit
Transliteration: mit-l-mey-sig-kayt
"Wir dürfen uns nicht mit Mittelmäßigkeit abfinden."
mediocrità
Transliteration: me-dyo-κρι-ta
"Bisogna lottare contro la mediocrità."
mediocridad
Transliteration: me-dyo-kri-dad
"El éxito requiere huir de la mediocridad."
mediocridade
Transliteration: me-dyo-kri-da-dʒi
"Devemos rejeitar a mediocridade em nosso trabalho."
साधारणता
Transliteration: sadharanata
"जीवन में साधारणता से ऊपर उठना चाहिए।"
平庸
Transliteration: píngyōng
"我们不应该向平庸妥协。"
평범함
Transliteration: pyeong-beom-ham
"우리는 평범함에 안주해서는 안 됩니다."
凡庸
Transliteration: banyō
"私たちは凡庸さに甘んじてはならない。"
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