Mediocre — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

moderate to inferior in quality

lacking exceptional quality or ability

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/mˌiːdɪˈoʊkɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/mˌiːdɪˈəʊkə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/mˌiːdɪˈəʊkə/

2 syllables Say it as /mˌiːdɪˈoʊkɚ/.

Examples

they improved the quality from mediocre to above average
a novel of average merit
only a fair performance of the sonata

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

second-rate average fair middling

Parts of Speech

adjective	moderate to inferior in quality “they improved the quality from mediocre to above average”
adjective	lacking exceptional quality or ability “a novel of average merit”
adjective	poor to middling in quality “there have been good and mediocre and bad artists”

Word Forms

mediocrity	noun	a person of second-rate ability or value
averageness	noun	ordinariness as a consequence of being average and not outstanding

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

mittelmäßig

mäßige bis minderwertige Qualität

🇫🇷French

médiocre

qualité modérée à inférieure

🇳🇱Dutch

middelmatig

matig tot minderwaardig van kwaliteit

🇵🇹Portuguese

medíocre

qualidade moderada a inferior

🇷🇺Russian

посредственный

качество от среднего до низкого

India

🇮🇳Hindi

औसत दर्जे का

गुणवत्ता में मध्यम से निम्नतर

🇧🇩Bengali

মধ্যম

মাঝারি থেকে নিকৃষ্ট মানের

🇮🇳Tamil

சாதாரணமான

தரத்தில் மிதமானது முதல் தாழ்ந்தது

🇮🇳Telugu

సామాన్యమైన

నాణ్యతలో మధ్యస్థం నుండి తక్కువ

🇮🇳Marathi

मध्यम

दर्जामध्ये मध्यम ते निकृष्ट

🇮🇳Gujarati

સામાન્ય

ગુણવત્તામાં મધ્યમથી હલકી ગુણવત્તાવાળા

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸಾಧಾರಣ

ಗುಣಮಟ್ಟದಲ್ಲಿ ಮಧ್ಯಮದಿಂದ ಕೆಳಮಟ್ಟಕ್ಕೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഇടത്തരം

നിലവാരത്തിൽ മിതമായതും താഴ്ന്നതും

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਦਰਮਿਆਨੇ

ਗੁਣਵੱਤਾ ਵਿੱਚ ਮੱਧਮ ਤੋਂ ਘਟੀਆ

🇵🇰Urdu

معمولی

معیار میں اعتدال سے کمتر

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

平庸

质量中等至较差

🇯🇵Japanese

平凡な

中程度から劣る品質

🇰🇷Korean

평범한

품질이 보통에서 열등함

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tầm thường

chất lượng từ trung bình đến kém

🇹🇭Thai

ปานกลาง

มีคุณภาพปานกลางถึงด้อยกว่า

🇮🇩Indonesian

biasa-biasa saja

kualitasnya sedang hingga rendah

🇵🇭Filipino

katamtaman

katamtaman hanggang mababa ang kalidad

🇲🇾Malay

biasa-biasa sahaja

sederhana hingga rendah kualitinya

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

المتوسط

متوسطة إلى أقل جودة

🇮🇷Persian

متوسط

از نظر کیفیت متوسط تا پایین تر

🇹🇷Turkish

vasat

kalite açısından orta ila düşük arası

🇮🇱Hebrew

בֵּינוֹנִי

באיכות בינונית עד נחותה

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The primary meaning of 'mediocre' is 'moderate to inferior in quality'.

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