mediocrity

Meaning

Noun

• The quality of being intermediate between two extremes; a mean.
• A middle course of action; moderation, balance.
• The condition of being mediocre; having only an average degree of quality, skills etc.; no better than standard.
• An individual with mediocre abilities or achievements.

Origin

• From Middle French médiocrité, from Latin mediocritās, from mediocris.