French Conversation · Level 110
59 words
French word
médiocre
Pronunciation
IPA/medjɔkʁ/
Meaning
- adjectivemediocre
Example
Le film était médiocre.
The film was mediocre.
More examples
Sa prestation était médiocre.
His performance was mediocre.
Core concept
Something that falls clearly short of excellence without being an absolute failure.
Common phrases
un film médiocre
a mediocre film
une performance médiocre
a mediocre performance
Similar words
moyen: Of average quality, with nothing especially good about it.
passable: Acceptable at a basic level, but not very good.
ordinaire: Ordinary and without any special features.
banal: Unoriginal and so commonplace that it is boring.
Definition in French
Qui a une qualité faible ou seulement ordinaire, sans mérite particulier.
Word origin
The French adjective médiocre continues Latin mediocris, built on medius, meaning middle, and its quality sense has come to suggest an unimpressive result.
Usage tips
- The final c in médiocre is pronounced like k, and the adjective is pronounced the same way in masculine and feminine forms.
Other meanings
- pooradjective
- second-rateadjective
Opposites
- excellentexcellentadjective
- remarquablenotableadjective
Related words
- médiocritémediocritynoun
- médiocrementin a mediocre wayadverb