noun
Meaning 1
The state or quality of being average.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
averageness
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noun
Meaning 2
ordinariness as a consequence of being average and not outstanding
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: mediocrity
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: ordinariness, mundaneness, mundanity
noun
Meaning 3
the state of being that is average; indicates normality but with connotations of mediocrity
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: normality, normalcy
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English average Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English averageness From average + -ness.