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[ noun ] ordinariness as a consequence of being average and not outstanding

Synonyms

averageness

Used in print

(Charles Wharton Stork, "Verner von Heidenstam"...)

Like his friend and contemporary August_Strindberg he had little patience with collective mediocrity .

Related terms

ordinariness

2
[ noun ] a person of second-rate ability or value

Synonyms

second-rater

Examples

: "a team of aging second-raters" "shone among the mediocrities who surrounded him"

Related terms

person

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Rhymes with

alacrity sorority priority curiosity religiosity minority barbarity minority authority majority oddity rarity uppity peculiarity dissimilarity particularity atrocity generosity ferocity polity practicality inequality viscosity equality quantity musicality monstrosity hilarity nonconformity uniformity legality deformity enormity conformity integrity crotchety surety quality triviality geniality quantity confidentiality partiality unreality reality congeniality commodity frivolity velocity society depravity neutrality animosity acuity posterity sincerity barbarity prosperity disparity dexterity cavity maturity verity parity rickety laxity purity piety lethality gravity unfamiliarity clarity impurity obscurity familiarity security theatricality voracity locality criticality spontaneity ingenuity promiscuity homogeneity continuity extremity eccentricity electricity temerity solidarity irregularity popularity polarity similarity regularity congruity paucity mentality liberality insanity annuity probity generality formality sexuality voracity notoriety bisexuality normality trinity abnormality duality brevity mortality morality falsity sanity vanity antiquity complexity frugality perplexity inequity equity vitality finality eternity variety chastity capacity commonality irrationality inhumanity propriety spirituality incapacity impropriety profanity audacity homosexuality hospitality universality calamity sobriety anxiety fatality dimensionality brutality opacity sensuality nationality municipality totality tonality modality actuality manatee rigidity credulity heterogeneity amputee felicity eternity diversity divinity laity deity putty nutty reactivity liquidity radioactivity captivity superconductivity conductivity intensity proximity publicity complicity infinity indignity indemnity productivity unity identity proclivity hostility solemnity heredity simplicity fluidity festivity serenity selectivity nonentity toxicity elasticity ductility morbidity domesticity

Phonetic and Homophones

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Similar Spelling

mediocre meticorten Medicare meadow_cress

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