mediocrity
n. uncountablen. the quality of being average or not very good, especially when you expected something better. It describes a situation where someone does just enough to get by without being excellent.
n. the state or quality of being of only moderate or low quality; ordinariness. Often carries a pejorative connotation, implying a lack of ambition or failure to reach a higher standard.
The team was tired of settling for mediocrity.
Despite having a large budget, the film was a work of pure mediocrity that failed to impress critics.
In a culture that increasingly rewards viral trends over craftsmanship, many artists fear that genuine talent is being drowned out by comfortable mediocrity.
From Middle French médiocrité, from Latin mediocritās, from mediocris; by surface analysis, mediocre + -ity.
Primarily uncountable when referring to the quality; can be countable when referring to a person of mediocre ability.