mediocrity

• Nom désignant la qualité ou l'état de ce qui est médiocre, c'est-à-dire moyen, ordinaire, sans éclat ni supériorité ; peut aussi désigner une personne aux capacités ou aux réalisations sans distinction.

A noun referring to the state or quality of being average or ordinary, lacking exceptional ability or distinction; it can also refer to a person of only moderate or second-rate ability.

1. State of being averageB2formal

   The quality of being ordinary or average, lacking exceptional qualities or distinction.

   Médiocrité

   • The company's culture of mediocrity discouraged innovation.
   • He was frustrated by the mediocrity of the work produced.
   • She refused to settle for mediocrity in her career.

   Synonymesaveragenesscommonplacenessmodestyordinariness

   Antonymesdistinctionexcellencegreatnesssuperiority

2. Unremarkable personB2formal

   A person who is of average or below-average ability, skill, or value.

   Personne médiocre

   • The team was full of mediocrities who never pushed themselves.
   • He was dismissed as a mere mediocrity by the critics.
   • The manager surrounded himself with mediocrities to avoid competition.

   Synonymeslightweightnobodynonentitysecond-rater

   Antonymesachievergeniusluminaryparagonprodigyvirtuoso