Mediocrity
101Thomas Carew — (* 1594 vermutlich in West Wickham, Kent; † 23. März 1640) war ein englischer Dichter. Er wird zu den Cavalier poets gezählt. [1] …
102mean — I (average) adjective central, grouping, intermediary, medial, median, medium, mesial, middle, midmost, statistical average II (base) adjective abject, brutal, contemptible, degrading, despicable, disgraceful, dishonorable, heinous, ignoble,… …
103inferiority — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Quality of being lesser Nouns 1. inferiority, minority, subordinacy; inadequacy, deficiency (see insufficiency); minimum; smallness; imperfection; poorness, meanness; subservience. See inequality,… …
104unimportance — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Insignificance Nouns 1. unimportance, insignificance, nothingness, immateriality, inconsequentiality, inconsequence; triviality, levity, frivolity, froth; paltriness, uselessness; disempowerment; matter… …
105Smallness — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Smallness >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 smallness smallness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 littleness littleness &c.(small size) 193 Sgm: N 1 tenuity tenuity Sgm: N 1 paucity paucity Sgm: N 1 fewness f …
106Sufficiency — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Sufficiency >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 sufficiency sufficiency adequacy enough withal quantum sufficit satisfaction competence Sgm: N 1 no less no less GRP: N 2 Sgm: N 2 mediocrity medio …
107Imperfection — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Imperfection >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 imperfection imperfection Sgm: N 1 imperfectness imperfectness &c.???adj. Sgm: N 1 deficiency deficiency Sgm: N 1 inadequacy inadequacy &c.(insufficiency) 640 Sgm: N 1 peccancy …
108some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon 'em — Meaning Origin From Shakespeare s Twelfth Night. Some men are born mediocre, some men achieve mediocrity, and some men, have mediocrity thrust upon them Meaning Origin From Joseph Heller s Catch 22. Paraphrase of the original some men are born… …
109mediocritize — (v.) 1854 (implied in mediocritizing); see MEDIOCRITY (Cf. mediocrity) + IZE (Cf. ize). Related: Mediocritized …
110second-rater — noun a person of second rate ability or value a team of aging second raters shone among the mediocrities who surrounded him • Syn: ↑mediocrity • Derivationally related forms: ↑mediocre (for: ↑mediocrity) …
