mediocrity
noun
the state or quality of being mediocre.
mediocrities
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pluralof mediocrity.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Up to this point, Judge’s filmography was exceedingly kind, willing to dig deeper and find humanity in an entire universe of schmucks and mediocrities.
From Salon ● Sep. 6, 2026
The partition that once sealed out the cranks and mediocrities has been permanently sundered.
From Slate ● Mar. 6, 2026
But they were also politicians, self-serving and ambitious, often well-born mediocrities flying high above their general level of talent.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 30, 2022
That doesn’t describe the modern NFL, however, where teams seem to be constantly installing and discarding proven mediocrities.
From The Guardian ● Dec. 16, 2019
It’s why picking the right candidate for a job is so difficult and why, on more occasions than we may care to admit, utter mediocrities sometimes end up in positions of enormous responsibility.
From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell
