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The appearance of a single great genius is more than equivalent to the birth of a hundred mediocrities.
Cesare Lombroso

Meaning of "mediocrities" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF MEDIOCRITIES

mediocrities  [ˌmiːdɪˈɒkrətɪz] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MEDIOCRITIES

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Mediocrities is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES MEDIOCRITIES MEAN IN ENGLISH?

mediocrities

Mediocrity principle

The mediocrity principle is the philosophical notion that "if an item is drawn at random from one of several sets or categories, it's likelier to come from the most numerous category than from any one of the less numerous categories". The principle has been taken to suggest that there is nothing very unusual about the evolution of the Solar System, the Earth, humans, or any one nation. It is a heuristic in the vein of the Copernican principle, and is sometimes used as a philosophical statement about the place of humanity. The idea is to assume mediocrity, rather than starting with the assumption that a phenomenon is special, privileged or exceptional. Consistent with the notion, astronomers reported, on 4 November 2013, that there could be as many as 40 billion Earth-sized planets orbiting in the habitable zones of sun-like stars and red dwarf stars within the Milky Way Galaxy, based on Kepler space mission data. 11 billion of these estimated planets may be orbiting sun-like stars. The nearest such planet may be 12 light-years away, according to the scientists.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MEDIOCRITIES


contrarieties
ˌkɒntrəˈraɪətɪz
liberties
ˈlɪbətɪz
multi-utilities
ˌmʌltɪjuːˈtɪlətɪz
obscurities
əbˈskjʊərətɪz
properties
ˈprɒpətɪz
responsibilities
rɪˌspɒnsɪˈbɪlətɪz
rubbities
ˈrʌbətɪz
sensibilities
ˌsɛnsɪˈbɪlətɪz
societies
səˈsaɪətɪz
solidarities
ˌsɒlɪˈdærətɪz
specialities
ˌspeʃɪˈælətɪz
spontaneities
ˌspɒntəˈneɪətɪz
technicalities
ˌtɛknɪˈkælətɪz
tonalities
təʊˈnælətɪz
viscosities
vɪsˈkɒsətɪz
vitalities
vaɪˈtælətɪz
vivacities
vɪˈvæsətɪz

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MEDIOCRITIES

medieval
Medieval Greek
Medieval History
Medieval Latin
medieval studies
medievalism
medievalist
medievalistic
medievally
medigap
medina
mediocracy
mediocre
mediocrity
meditate
meditation
meditative
meditatively
meditativeness
meditator

WORDS THAT END LIKE MEDIOCRITIES

abilities
activities
amenities
authorities
capabilities
charities
cities
communities
disabilities
entities
facilities
humanities
minorities
opportunities
parties
possibilities
qualities
quantities
securities
universities
utilities

Synonyms and antonyms of mediocrities in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «MEDIOCRITIES»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «mediocrities» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of mediocrities

Translation of «mediocrities» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MEDIOCRITIES

Find out the translation of mediocrities to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of mediocrities from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «mediocrities» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

庸才
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

mediocridades
570 millions of speakers

English

mediocrities
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

mediocrities
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

mediocrities
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

посредственности
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

mediocridades
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

mediocrities
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

médiocrités
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Mediocrities
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Mittelmäßigkeiten
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

mediocrities
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

평범한 사람들
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Mediocrities
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

mediocrities
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

mediocrities
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सामान्यपणा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

vasatlıklardan
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

mediocri
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

miernoty
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

посередності
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

mediocrities
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μετριότητες
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

mediocrities
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

medelmåttor
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

middelmådig
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of mediocrities

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MEDIOCRITIES»

The term «mediocrities» is normally little used and occupies the 130.438 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MEDIOCRITIES» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «mediocrities» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «mediocrities» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about mediocrities

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2 QUOTES WITH «MEDIOCRITIES»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word mediocrities.
1
Joe Klein
You know, larger than life is always better than smaller than life in politicians. And, you know, God save us from mediocrities.
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Cesare Lombroso
The appearance of a single great genius is more than equivalent to the birth of a hundred mediocrities.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MEDIOCRITIES»

Discover the use of mediocrities in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to mediocrities and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
On the Way to a Coup d’Etat
Obviously the mediocrities were not clones. Although each was a distinct human being, their similarities were many and sufficiently profound to justify grouping them together as individuals who fit into a relatively common pattern which had ...
Ron Means
2
Ties That Bind: Familial Homophobia and Its Consequences
On thebulletin board at TheJerusalem Women'sCenter, I noticed aposted saying clipped froma magazine: “Equalityisnot when the female Einstein getspromoted to Assistant Professor,but when female mediocrities can climbas quicklyas male ...
Sarah Schulman, 2013
3
Inter-America
States become mediocrities. Into the penumbra passes every idealistic, intellectual, esthetic tendency: the worship of truth, eagerness for admiration, faith in firm beliefs, the exaltation of ideals, loyalty, pride, originality, disinterestedness,  ...
‎1918
4
The Popular Science Monthly
the considerable falling off for mediocrity when only the first degree of relationship is considered, but it will be seen that the falling off is relatively greater when we consider the eminent relations of mediocrities than when we regard the eminent ...
‎1903
5
Psyche and Eros: An International Bimonthly Journal of ...
We detect a quantum of personal venom in the remark about "a few books by mediocrities." But how about the books by non-medioc- crities? Are Putman, Jelliffe, Kempf and White mediocrities? Is G. Stanley Hall a mediocrity?
‎1920
6
Popular Science
the considerable falling off for mediocrity when only the first degree of relationship is considered, but it will be seen that the falling off is relatively greater when we consider the eminent relations of mediocrities than when we regard the eminent ...
7
Excess and the Mean in Early Modern English Literature
CHAPTER. TWO. qqqqqqqq. “Mediocrities”. and. “Extremities”: Baconian. Flexibility. and. the. Aristotelian. Mean. FRANCIS BACON PROMOTED KNOWLEDGE that would increase man's power over himself and over nature.1 With ...
Joshua Scodel, 2009
8
The Haskins Society Journal
7c. Monks. and. Mediocrities. in. the. Shadow. of. Thomas. Becket: Peter. of. Blois. on. Episcopal. Duty. John D. Cotts When four of Henry II's knights murdered Thomas Becket at Canterbury in 1 170, they granted church reformers a superficially ...
Stephen Morillo, 2002
9
Jeremiad Jottings
Mollycoddling. Mediocrities. "Men must be taught as if you taught them not." — Alexander Pope The customer is not always right — at least not in higher education, where use of the term customer for student has become widely accepted.
Blaise Cronin, 2004
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Inter-America:
States become mediocrities. Into the penumbra passes every idealistic, intellectual, esthetic tendency: the worship of truth, eagerness for admiration, faith in firm beliefs, the exaltation of ideals, loyalty, pride, originality, disinterestedness,  ...
‎1919

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MEDIOCRITIES»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term mediocrities is used in the context of the following news items.
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'Go Set A Watchman' is not worth reading. I learned this the hard way.
“Only ambitious nonentities and hearty mediocrities exhibit their rough drafts. It's like passing around samples of sputum.” — Vladimir Nabokov. «Washington Post, Jul 15»
2
Rob McElhenney Of 'It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia' Is Directing …
Originally, word was that Shawn Levy (the guy behind various mediocrities like the Night at the Museum movies) was going to direct, but that's ... «UPROXX, Jul 15»
3
A call for careful scrutiny in vetting 2016's pro-life candidates
... before this one, I have marveled at seeing both good statesmen be demonized and dismissed, and utter mediocrities hailed as gods. «Live Action News, Jul 15»
4
Painful lessons must be learned by Europe: it will always need …
Another is lack of imagination in the EU commission (bright juniors put down by agile Euro-mediocrities). The third reason is German tunnel ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
5
FX makes some of the best shows on TV. But the Emmys keep …
But aging mediocrities like House of Cards, Homeland, and Downton Abbey, which don't belong within a mile of the conversation about TV's ... «The Week Magazine, Jul 15»
6
Prashant Pathrabe appointed as FTII director
... revocation of Mr. Chauhan's appointment and the dissolution of the governing council on grounds that they were populated with mediocrities ... «The Hindu, Jul 15»
7
Paddy Shennan's TV Review: A Socialist in Parliament/Panorama in …
... from the 'I'll-see-what-the-general-mood-is-before-I-speak' approach seemingly adopted by so many of the House's mundane mediocrities. «Liverpool Echo, Jul 15»
8
Interjections on Bernie Sanders
... to the polls and choose one of the two mediocrities who have already been chosen for us. …Would I support one candidate against another? «CounterPunch, Jul 15»
9
Black days: 4 th August 1914 Germany and 13 th July 2015 Greece
And, worst of all, we're already catching sight of a number of bureaucratic mediocrities within the government and SYRIZA who already seem ... «CADTM.org, Jul 15»
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Nancy Sinatra Wants To Reconnect With Morrissey After Bout With …
Like an extremely toxic and viral plague, Sheeran, Smith, Swift, and all the other walking mediocrities of easy listening have seeped into the ... «The Inquisitr, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Mediocrities [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/mediocrities>. May 2024 ».
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