medíocre

See also: mediocre and médiocre

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• mediocre (pre-standardization spelling)

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin mediocrem (“of middle size; middling”), from medium (“middle”) + ocrem (“rugged mountain”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /meˈd͡ʒi.o.kɾi/, /meˈd͡ʒiw.kɾi/ [meˈd͡ʒiʊ̯.kɾi]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /meˈd͡ʒi.o.kɾi/, /meˈd͡ʒiw.kɾi/ [meˈd͡ʒiʊ̯.kɾi]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /meˈd͡ʒi.o.kɾe/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɨˈdi.u.kɾɨ/ [mɨˈði.u.kɾɨ]

Adjective

medíocre m or f (plural medíocres)

1. mediocre (ordinary: not extraordinary; not special, exceptional, or great; of medium quality)

   Synonyms: banal, comum, mundano, ordinário, reles, trivial

   Antonyms: esplêndido, excelente, excepcional, magnífico, maravilhoso

   • 1933, Graciliano Ramos, chapter XIII, in Cahetés‎^[1], 1st edition, Rio de Janeiro: Schmidt, page 101:

     Trabalhei damnadamente, e o resultado foi mediocre. Sou incapaz de saber o que se passa na alma dum anthropophago.

     I worked awfully, and the result was mediocre. I’m incapable of knowing what goes on in the soul of a man-eater.

Usage notes

This term has a more negative connotation than English mediocre.

Related terms

• mediocreira
• mediocremente
• mediocridade
• mediocrismo
• mediocrização
• mediocrizador
• mediocrizante
• mediocrizar