What does mediocre mean?

Definitions for mediocre
ˌmi diˈoʊ kərmedi·ocre

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. mediocre, second-rateadjective

    moderate to inferior in quality

    "they improved the quality from mediocre to above average"

  2. average, fair, mediocre, middlingadjective

    lacking exceptional quality or ability

    "a novel of average merit"; "only a fair performance of the sonata"; "in fair health"; "the caliber of the students has gone from mediocre to above average"; "the performance was middling at best"

  3. mediocreadjective

    poor to middling in quality

    "there have been good and mediocre and bad artists"

Wiktionary

  1. mediocreadjective

    Ordinary: not extraordinary; not special, exceptional, or great; of medium quality;

    I'm pretty good at tennis but only mediocre at racquetball.

  2. Etymology: From the late medioker, from the médiocre, from the médiocre, from the Classical mediocris, from medius + ocris; compare mediocrely and mediocrity.

ChatGPT

  1. mediocre

    Mediocre refers to something of average or ordinary quality, lacking excellence or distinction. It implies being mediocre in terms of skill, talent, performance, or overall value, falling below the expected or desirable level of achievement.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Mediocreadjective

    of a middle quality; of but a moderate or low degree of excellence; indifferent; ordinary

  2. Mediocrenoun

    a mediocre person

  3. Mediocrenoun

    a young monk who was excused from performing a portion of a monk's duties

  4. Etymology: [F. mdiocre, L. mediocris, fr. medius middle. See Mid.]

Wikidata

  1. Mediocre

    Mediocre is the Grammy Award and Latin Grammy nominated debut album of Mexican singer and actress Ximena Sariñana, released in the United States on July 15, 2008. Mediocre reached #10 on Billboard's Latin Pop Albums, and spawned the hit single "Vidas Paralelas". The album gained additional attention when the iTunes Store featured Sariñana's song "Normal" as the canción de la semana — iTunes' free Latino song of the week — during the week of July 8, 2008. Mediocre garnered good reviews from many critics, receiving five stars from SoMinty, four stars from Time Out, and four stars from Rolling Stone magazine. Many critics praise Mediocre for being an eclectic album with a diverse style of songs featuring pop, rock, alternative, and nueva canción styles.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Mediocre

    mē′di-ō-kėr, adj. of middling extent or quality: moderate.—n. Medioc′rity, a middle state or condition: a moderate degree: a person of little power or importance. [Fr.,—L. mediocrismedius, middle.]

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of mediocre in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of mediocre in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of mediocre in a Sentence

  1. Treva Lindsey:

    You can have an endless number of mediocre and less than mediocre male rappers and they're not pitted against each other in that way, [But] there's this pitting of women against each other that happens. And this singularity that we've come to expect that is deeply rooted in the patriarchy of society, which is manifested in hip-hop as well.

  2. John Amaechi:

    The coverage of some of the most remarkable female athletes out there, some of the most remarkable women in sports, it's nonexistent in comparison to the coverage of mediocre men.

  3. RAMANA PEMMARAJU:

    We only share our ignorance with others, infact only it IS capable and contagious for it breeds in unawareness, on the contrary Intelligence belongs to an individual's territory, for his very functioning is 'other worldly' and he stands out from the mediocre crowd. What are YOU!

  4. The Indian:

    Anytime you have a bogey-free card, it's fantastic, i feel like my game's gotten better every week I've played. The standards that I've set for The Indian, I've played mediocre or average golf the last few months. I definitely feel like I should be competing more consistently.

  5. Michael Yuan:

    An overseas-listed Chinese company, once listed in the domestic market, will become the target of speculation and see its valuations surge, even if its business is mediocre.

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