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medianía
[me.dja.níːa]
noun
feminine
pl: medianías
mediania
1.
The quality or state of being mediocre; mediocrity
His work was marked by medianía, lacking both excellence and originality.
Seu trabalho era marcado pela medianía, carecendo tanto de excelência quanto de originalidade.
2.
An average or middle position; something that is neither good nor bad
The restaurant offered nothing special, just medianía in every dish.
O restaurante não oferecia nada especial, apenas medianía em cada prato.
3.
Ordinariness; commonplaceness
He escaped the medianía of provincial life by moving to the capital.
Ele escapou da medianía da vida provinciana ao se mudar para a capital.
Synonyms
mediocridad
ordinariness
commonness
Antonyms
excelencia
superioridad
distinción
Regional Variations
General Brazilian
mediocridade
More commonly used than medianía in Brazilian Portuguese
Portugal
mediocridade
Standard usage in European Portuguese
Spain
medianía
Common in Spanish usage
Related Idioms & Phrases
caer en la medianía - to fall into mediocrity
vivir en medianía - to live a mediocre life
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