medíocre

See also: mediocre and médiocre

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin mediocris (“in a middle state”, “of middle size”, “middling”, “moderate”, “ordinary”), from medius (“middle”) + ocris (“rugged mountain”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /me.ˈd͡ʒi.o.kɾi/, /me.ˈd͡ʒiw.kɾi/
• IPA^(key): /me.ˈd͡ʒi.o.kɾe/, /me.ˈd͡ʒiw.kɾe/

Adjective

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

Usage notes

This term has a more negative connotation than English mediocre.

Synonyms

• (mediocre; ordinary): banal, comum, mundano, ordinário, reles, trivial

Antonyms

• (mediocre; ordinary): esplêndido, excelente, excepcional, magnífico, maravilhoso

Related terms

• mediocreira
• mediocremente
• mediocridade
• mediocrismo

• mediocrização
• mediocrizador
• mediocrizante
• mediocrizar