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“mediocrity” in Latin
mediocritāsa middle state; medium, mean; moderationtenuitāsthinness, fineness, delicateness; poverty; frugalitytemperāmentuma mixture of things in proper proportion or measure; a moderation, proper proportion, balance, equilibrium; temperament,
The English word mediocrity itself goes back to Latin mediocris, through mediocritās.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
mediocrity
The mean, mediocritas quae est inter nimium et parum (Cic.); medium quoddam (Cic.) temperamentum (Plin., Paneg., 3).
Moderate quality, mediocritas; tenuitas (Cic.).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for mediocrity?
- The usual Latin words for “mediocrity” are mediocritās, tenuitās, temperāmentum. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.