mediocrity

• Substantivo que designa a condição ou qualidade de ser medíocre, ou seja, de nível médio, comum ou sem destaque; também pode se referir a uma pessoa de capacidade ou mérito limitado.

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.

   Mediocridade

   • 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.

   Sinônimosaveragenesscommonplacenessmodestyordinariness

   Antônimosdistinctionexcellencegreatnesssuperiority

2. Unremarkable personB2formal

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

   Mediocridade

   • 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.

   Sinônimoslightweightnobodynonentitysecond-rater

   Antônimosachievergeniusluminaryparagonprodigyvirtuoso