Definition of MEDIOCRE

mediocre

Plural: mediocres

Adjective Satellite

  • moderate to inferior in quality
    • "they improved the quality from mediocre to above average"
  • lacking exceptional quality or ability
    • "the caliber of the students has gone from mediocre to above average"
  • poor to middling in quality
    • "there have been good and mediocre and bad artists"

Adj

  • Not excellent or outstanding, usually disappointingly so.

Noun

  • A person of minor significance, accomplishment or acclaim; a common and undistinguished person.
  • A member of a socioeconomic class between the upper ranks of society and the agricultural workers.

Adjective

  • Of only moderate quality; not very good.

Examples

  • His initial MEDIOCRE word choices left him trailing far behind in Words With Friends.
  • I'm pretty good at tennis but only mediocre at racquetball.

Origin / Etymology

From the late Middle English medioker, from the French médiocre, from the Middle French médiocre, from the Classical Latin mediocris (“in a middle state”, “of middle size”, “middling”, “moderate”, “ordinary”, from medius (“middle”) + ocris (“rugged mountain”)); compare mediocrely and mediocrity.

Synonyms

average, fair, middling, second-rate, comme ci comme ça, common, commonplace, indifferent, lackluster, mediocre, meh, mid, no great shakes, not worth writing home about, nothing to write home about, okayish, ordinary, pedestrian, so-so, unexceptional, uninspiring

Scrabble Score: 13

mediocre: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
mediocre: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
mediocre: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 15

mediocre: valid Words With Friends Word