Mē'di-ōc're-ty, n.

n. [Fr. médiocrité, Pr. mediocritat, Sp. mediocridad, It. mediocrità, Lat. mediocritas.] 1. The quality of being mediocre or mediocral; a middle state or degree; a moderate degree or rate. Men of age seldom drive business home to the full period, but content themselves with a mediocrity of success. Bacon. 2. Moderation; temperance. [Obs.] We owe obedience to the law of reason, which teacheth mediocrity in meats and drinks. Hooker.