Excellence vs. Mediocrity — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Excellence and Mediocrity
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Excellence
Excellence is a talent or quality which is unusually good and so surpasses ordinary standards. It is also used as a standard of performance as measured e.g.
Mediocrity
The quality or state of being mediocre
The team suddenly came good after years of mediocrity
Excellence
The quality of being outstanding or extremely good
A centre of academic excellence
Awards for excellence
Mediocrity
The state or quality of being mediocre.
Excellence
The state, quality, or condition of excelling; superiority.
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Mediocrity
Mediocre ability, achievement, or performance.
Excellence
Something in which one excels.
Mediocrity
One that displays mediocre qualities.
Excellence
Excellence Excellency.
Mediocrity
The quality of being intermediate between two extremes; a mean.
Excellence
The quality of being excellent; brilliance
John Davies was awarded for excellence in the field of computer security.
Mediocrity
(obsolete) A middle course of action; moderation, balance.
Excellence
Something in which one excels.
Mediocrity
(uncountable) The condition of being mediocre; having only an average degree of quality, skills etc.; no better than standard.
Excellence
An excellent or valuable quality; something at which any someone excels; a virtue.
Mediocrity
An individual with mediocre abilities or achievements.
Excellence
The quality of being excellent; state of possessing good qualities in an eminent degree; exalted merit; superiority in virtue.
Consider first that greatOr bright infers not excellence.
Mediocrity
The quality of being mediocre; a middle state or degree; a moderate degree or rate.
Excellence
An excellent or valuable quality; that by which any one excels or is eminent; a virtue.
With every excellence refined.
Mediocrity
Moderation; temperance.
Excellence
A title of honor or respect; - more common in the form excellency.
I do greet your excellenceWith letters of commission from the king.
Mediocrity
A mediocre person; - used disparagingly.
Excellence
The quality of excelling; possessing good qualities in high degree
Mediocrity
Ordinariness as a consequence of being average and not outstanding
Excellence
Something in which something or some one excels;
The use of herbs is one of the excellences of French cuisine
Mediocrity
A person of second-rate ability or value;
A team of aging second-raters
Shone among the mediocrities who surrounded him
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