different between mediocre vs median

English

Alternative forms

• mediocer (obsolete)
• médiocre (dated)

Etymology

From the late Middle English medioker, from the French médiocre, from the Middle French médiocre, from the Classical Latin mediocris (“in a middle state”, “of middle size”, “middling”, “moderate”, “ordinary”), from medius (“middle”) + ocris (“rugged mountain”); compare mediocrely and mediocrity.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?mi?d????k?/, /?mi?d????k?/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?midi?o?k??/

Adjective

mediocre (comparative more mediocre, superlative most mediocre)

1. Having no peculiar or outstanding features; not extraordinary, special, exceptional, or great; of medium quality, almost always with a negative connotation.

   Synonyms: common, commonplace, ordinary

   Antonyms: great, distinguished, exceptional, outstanding, remarkable, peculiar, excellent

Related terms

Translations

Noun

mediocre (plural mediocres)

1. A person of minor significance, accomplishment or acclaim; a common and undistinguished person.
   • 2014, Todd Whitaker, Dealing with Difficult Teachers, Third Edition (page 84)

     After this lecture, how do the mediocres feel? They probably feel indifferent or mad. Perhaps they were not even paying attention. The question is, are they more likely to be in the hallway tomorrow? Probably not.

   Antonym: great

2. (historical) A member of a socioeconomic class between the upper ranks of society and the agricultural workers.

Translations

References

Further reading

• mediocre in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• mediocre in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

Anagrams

• mediocer

Catalan

Adjective

mediocre (masculine and feminine plural mediocres)

1. mediocre

Derived terms

• mediocrement

Related terms

• mediocritat

Further reading

• “mediocre” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Italian

Adjective

mediocre (plural mediocri)

1. mediocre, ordinary, middling

   Synonyms: comune, ordinario

2. second-rate, poor, shoddy

   Synonyms: scadente, scarso

Noun

mediocre m or f (plural mediocri)

1. mediocre person; mediocrity

Related terms

Anagrams

• decimerò

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /me?di.o.kre/, [m??d?i?k??]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /me?di.o.kre/, [m??d?i??k??]

Adjective

mediocre

1. nominative/accusative neuter singular of mediocris

Portuguese

Adjective

mediocre m or f (plural mediocres, comparable)

1. Obsolete spelling of medíocre

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /me?djok?e/, [me?ð?jo.k?e]

Adjective

mediocre (plural mediocres)

1. mediocre

Related terms

• mediocridad

Further reading

• “mediocre” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French median, from Latin medianus (“of or pertaining to the middle”, adjective), from medius (“middle”) (see medium), from Proto-Indo-European *méd?yos (“middle”). Doublet of mean and mizzen. Cognate with Old English midde, middel (“middle”). More at middle.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?mi?d??n/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?mi?di.?n/

Noun

median (plural medians)

1. (anatomy, now rare) A central vein or nerve, especially the median vein or median nerve running through the forearm and arm. [from 15th c.]
2. (geometry) A line segment joining the vertex of triangle to the midpoint of the opposing side.
3. (statistics) A number separating the higher half from the lower half of a data sample, population, or probability distribution. The median of a finite list of numbers can be found by arranging all the observations from lowest value to highest value and picking the middle one (e.g., the median of {3, 3, 5, 9, 11} is 5). If there is an even number of observations, then there is no single middle value; the median is then usually defined to be the mean of the two middle values. [from 19th c.]
4. (US) The area separating two lanes of opposite-direction traffic; the median strip. [from 20th c.]

Synonyms

• (median strip): central reservation

Hypernyms

• quantile

Coordinate terms

• (statistics): median (2-quantile), tercile/tertile (3), quartile (4), quintile (5), sextile (6), septile (7), octile (8), decile (10), hexadecile (16), ventile/vigintile (20), centile/percentile (100)

Related terms

• mean
• mediate
• mediation
• mediator
• medium
• mediocre
• mediocrity

Translations

Adjective

median (not comparable)

1. Situated in a middle, central, or intermediate part, section, or range of (something). [from 16th c.]
2. (anatomy, botany) In the middle of an organ, structure etc.; towards the median plane of an organ or limb. [from 16th c.]
3. (statistics) Having the median as its value. [from 19th c.]

Derived terms

• median line
• median strip

Translations

See also

• average
• mean
• mode

Anagrams

• Damien, Eidman, Maiden, Manide, Medina, Midean, aidmen, demain, maenid, maiden, mained, medina, meidan

Esperanto

Adjective

median

1. accusative singular of media

Finnish

Noun

median

1. Genitive singular form of media.

Anagrams

• maiden

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch mediaan, from Latin medianus (“of or pertaining to the middle”, adjective), from medius (“middle”) (see medium), from Proto-Indo-European *méd?yos (“middle”). Doublet of madya.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [me?dian]
• Hyphenation: mé?di?an

Noun

median or médian

1. median,
   1. (statistics) the number separating the higher half of a data sample, a population, or a probability distribution, from the lower half.
   2. (geometry) a line segment joining the vertex of triangle to the midpoint of the opposing side.
   3. the median strip; the area separating two lanes of opposite-direction traffic.
2. medium, anything having a measurement intermediate between extremes, such as a garment or container.

   Synonym: sedang

3. (printing, dated) pica: 12-point type
4. (printing, dated) mediaan, a former Nederland paper size, 470 mm × 560 mm.

Related terms

Further reading

• “median” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.

Romanian

Etymology

From French médian, from Latin medianus.

Adjective

median m or n (feminine singular median?, masculine plural medieni, feminine and neuter plural mediene)

1. median

Declension

Spanish

Verb

median

1. Second-person plural (ustedes) present indicative form of mediar.
2. Third-person plural (ellos, ellas, also used with ustedes^?) present indicative form of mediar.

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin medianus; cf. English median.

Noun

median c

1. median value

Declension

Related terms

• medianvärde