medíocre

See also: mediocre and médiocre

Portuguese

Alternative forms

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]
    • (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.

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